Recognised as Colour

#4974D5

#4974D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4974D5 is a blue with RGB values 73, 116, 213 and HSL 222°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4974D5

RGBrgb(73, 116, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4549, 0.8353

RGB percentages28.6%, 45.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(221.6, 62.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 65.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK65.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,814,037

CSS custom property--colour: #4974D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#B68B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#447FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A72D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#008A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Royal blue · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)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#D5AA49

Analogous#49BAD5, #6449D5

Triadic#D54974, #74D549

Split complementary#D56449, #BAD549

Tetradic#D549BA, #D5AA49, #49D564

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF3FB

Lighter +30%#C5D3F2

Lighter +20%#9CB3E8

Lighter +10%#7294DF

Darker −10%#2C59BF

Darker −20%#224696

Darker −30%#19326C

Darker −40%#0F1F43

More saturated +25%#2D69F1

Less saturated −25%#657FB9

Channel breakdown

R73

G116

B213

Red73 (28.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue221.57°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 74 · B D5

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Colour harmonies

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