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Colour

#4975FF

  • #4975FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4975FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 117, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4975FF#4975FF
HEX#4975FF
RGBrgb(73, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.5, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,814,335
CSS custom property--colour: #4975FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B68A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD349
Analogous#49D0FF, #7849FF
Triadic#FF4975, #75FF49
Split complementary#FF7849, #D0FF49
Tetradic#FF49D0, #FFD349, #49FF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E9FF
Lighter +20%#AFC2FF
Lighter +10%#7C9CFF
Darker −10%#164EFF
Darker −20%#0037E2
Darker −30%#002AAF
Darker −40%#001E7C
More saturated +25%#4975FF
Less saturated −25%#6081E8

Channel breakdown

R73
G117
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 75 · B FF

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