Colour

#4977CE

#4977CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4977CE is a blue with RGB values 73, 119, 206 and HSL 219°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4977CE

RGBrgb(73, 119, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4667, 0.8078

RGB percentages28.6%, 46.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(219.2, 57.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 64.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK64.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,814,798

CSS custom property--colour: #4977CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#B68831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F7FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A73CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEA049

Analogous#49B9CE, #5E49CE

Triadic#CE4977, #77CE49

Split complementary#CE5E49, #B9CE49

Tetradic#CE49B9, #CEA049, #49CE5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEFF9

Lighter +30%#C2D1EE

Lighter +20%#99B3E4

Lighter +10%#7195D9

Darker −10%#305EB4

Darker −20%#26498B

Darker −30%#1B3463

Darker −40%#101F3B

More saturated +25%#2C6EEB

Less saturated −25%#6680B1

Channel breakdown

R73

G119

B206

Red73 (28.6%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue219.25°

Saturation (HSL)57.58%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 77 · B CE

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