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Recognised as Colour

#497DEA

  • #497DEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#497DEA is a blue with RGB values 73, 125, 234 and HSL 221°, 79%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#497DEA#497DEA
HEX#497DEA
RGBrgb(73, 125, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4902, 0.9176
RGB percentages28.6%, 49%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(220.6, 79.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 68.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK68.8%, 46.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,816,362
CSS custom property--colour: #497DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B68215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4489EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F7AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB649
Analogous#49CEEA, #6549EA
Triadic#EA497D, #7DEA49
Split complementary#EA6649, #CDEA49
Tetradic#EA49CE, #EAB649, #49EA65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2DFFA
Lighter +20%#A4BEF5
Lighter +10%#779EEF
Darker −10%#1B5CE5
Darker −20%#154AB8
Darker −30%#10378A
Darker −40%#0B255C
More saturated +25%#3476FF
Less saturated −25%#6286D1

Channel breakdown

R73
G125
B234
Red73 (28.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue220.62°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 7D · B EA

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