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Recognised as Colour

#4975C2

  • #4975C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4975C2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 117, 194 and HSL 218°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4975C2#4975C2
HEX#4975C2
RGBrgb(73, 117, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4588, 0.7608
RGB percentages28.6%, 45.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(218.2, 49.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 62.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,814,274
CSS custom property--colour: #4975C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B68A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537CC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4271C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C29649
Analogous#49B1C2, #5A49C2
Triadic#C24975, #75C249
Split complementary#C25A49, #B1C249
Tetradic#C249B1, #C29649, #49C259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E9F5
Lighter +30%#BCCCE8
Lighter +20%#95AFDC
Lighter +10%#6F92CF
Darker −10%#365DA2
Darker −20%#29477C
Darker −30%#1D3155
Darker −40%#101B2F
More saturated +25%#2B6DE0
Less saturated −25%#677DA4

Channel breakdown

R73
G117
B194
Red73 (28.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 75 · B C2

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