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Recognised as Colour

#4974BE

  • #4974BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4974BE is a blue with RGB values 73, 116, 190 and HSL 218°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4974BE#4974BE
HEX#4974BE
RGBrgb(73, 116, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4549, 0.7451
RGB percentages28.6%, 45.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(217.9, 47.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 61.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK61.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,814,014
CSS custom property--colour: #4974BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B68B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4470BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9349
Analogous#49AEBE, #5949BE
Triadic#BE4974, #74BE49
Split complementary#BE5949, #AEBE49
Tetradic#BE49AE, #BE9349, #49BE58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE7F4
Lighter +30%#BACAE6
Lighter +20%#94ADD9
Lighter +10%#6F91CB
Darker −10%#385D9C
Darker −20%#2A4677
Darker −30%#1D3051
Darker −40%#101A2B
More saturated +25%#2A6CDD
Less saturated −25%#687C9F

Channel breakdown

R73
G116
B190
Red73 (28.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue217.95°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 74 · B BE

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