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Recognised as Colour

#497FE5

  • #497FE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#497FE5 is a blue with RGB values 73, 127, 229 and HSL 219°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#497FE5#497FE5
HEX#497FE5
RGBrgb(73, 127, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.498, 0.898
RGB percentages28.6%, 49.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(219.2, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK68.1%, 44.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,816,869
CSS custom property--colour: #497FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22252WCAG 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 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B6801A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F7BE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5AF49
Analogous#49CDE5, #6149E5
Triadic#E5497F, #7FE549
Split complementary#E56149, #CDE549
Tetradic#E549CD, #E5AF49, #49E561

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CFDDF8
Lighter +20%#A2BEF2
Lighter +10%#769EEB
Darker −10%#1F61DC
Darker −20%#194DAF
Darker −30%#133982
Darker −40%#0C2656
More saturated +25%#2F77FF
Less saturated −25%#6387CB

Channel breakdown

R73
G127
B229
Red73 (28.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 7F · B E5

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