Recognised as Colour

#4979BC

#4979BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4979BC is a blue with RGB values 73, 121, 188 and HSL 215°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4979BC

RGBrgb(73, 121, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4745, 0.7373

RGB percentages28.6%, 47.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(215, 46.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215, 61.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK61.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,815,292

CSS custom property--colour: #4979BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.2 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#747474

Inverted#B68643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D73BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 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

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC8C49

Analogous#49B2BC, #5349BC

Triadic#BC4979, #79BC49

Split complementary#BC5249, #B3BC49

Tetradic#BC49B2, #BC8C49, #49BC52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE7F3

Lighter +30%#B9CBE5

Lighter +20%#94B0D7

Lighter +10%#6E94CA

Darker −10%#396199

Darker −20%#2B4974

Darker −30%#1D324F

Darker −40%#0F1A2A

More saturated +25%#2A74DB

Less saturated −25%#687E9D

Channel breakdown

R73

G121

B188

Red73 (28.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue214.96°

Saturation (HSL)46.18%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 79 · B BC

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