Colour

#4984FF

#4984FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4984FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 132, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4984FF#4984FF

HEX#4984FF

RGBrgb(73, 132, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5176, 1

RGB percentages28.6%, 51.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(220.5, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK71.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,818,175

CSS custom property--colour: #4984FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#B67B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC449

Analogous#49DFFF, #6949FF

Triadic#FF4984, #84FF49

Split complementary#FF6949, #DFFF49

Tetradic#FF49DF, #FFC449, #49FF69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2EBFF

Lighter +20%#AFC9FF

Lighter +10%#7CA6FF

Darker −10%#1662FF

Darker −20%#0049E2

Darker −30%#0039AF

Darker −40%#00287C

More saturated +25%#4984FF

Less saturated −25%#608CE8

Channel breakdown

R73

G132

B255

Red73 (28.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 84 · B FF

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