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Recognised as Colour

#4975BE

  • #4975BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4975BE is a blue with RGB values 73, 117, 190 and HSL 217°, 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

#4975BE#4975BE
HEX#4975BE
RGBrgb(73, 117, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4588, 0.7451
RGB percentages28.6%, 45.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(217.4, 47.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 61.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK61.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,814,270
CSS custom property--colour: #4975BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B68A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4570BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
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#BE9249
Analogous#49AFBE, #5849BE
Triadic#BE4975, #75BE49
Split complementary#BE5849, #AFBE49
Tetradic#BE49AF, #BE9249, #49BE58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE7F4
Lighter +30%#BACAE6
Lighter +20%#94AED9
Lighter +10%#6F91CB
Darker −10%#385E9C
Darker −20%#2A4777
Darker −30%#1D3151
Darker −40%#101A2B
More saturated +25%#2A6DDD
Less saturated −25%#687D9F

Channel breakdown

R73
G117
B190
Red73 (28.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue217.44°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 75 · B BE

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