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Recognised as Colour

#4985BB

  • #4985BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4985BB is a blue with RGB values 73, 133, 187 and HSL 208°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4985BB#4985BB
HEX#4985BB
RGBrgb(73, 133, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5216, 0.7333
RGB percentages28.6%, 52.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(208.4, 45.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 61%, 73.3%)
CMYK61%, 28.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,818,363
CSS custom property--colour: #4985BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B67A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E87BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.61, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7F49
Analogous#49BBB8, #494CBB
Triadic#BB4985, #85BB49
Split complementary#BB494C, #BBB849
Tetradic#B849BB, #BB7F49, #4CBB49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE9F2
Lighter +30%#B8D0E5
Lighter +20%#93B7D7
Lighter +10%#6E9EC9
Darker −10%#396B98
Darker −20%#2B5173
Darker −30%#1D374E
Darker −40%#0F1D29
More saturated +25%#2A87DA
Less saturated −25%#68839C

Channel breakdown

R73
G133
B187
Red73 (28.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)45.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 85 · B BB

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