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Recognised as Colour

#4984DA

  • #4984DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4984DA is a blue with RGB values 73, 132, 218 and HSL 216°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4984DA#4984DA
HEX#4984DA
RGBrgb(73, 132, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5176, 0.8549
RGB percentages28.6%, 51.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(215.6, 66.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 66.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK66.5%, 39.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,818,138
CSS custom property--colour: #4984DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B67B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8BDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#477ED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA9F49
Analogous#49CCDA, #5749DA
Triadic#DA4984, #84DA49
Split complementary#DA5749, #CCDA49
Tetradic#DA49CC, #DA9F49, #49DA57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F7FC
Lighter +30%#C8DAF4
Lighter +20%#9EBDEB
Lighter +10%#73A1E3
Darker −10%#2969C7
Darker −20%#20539D
Darker −30%#173C73
Darker −40%#0F2648
More saturated +25%#2E7FF5
Less saturated −25%#6489BF

Channel breakdown

R73
G132
B218
Red73 (28.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue215.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 84 · B DA

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