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Recognised as Colour

#4995F7

  • #4995F7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4995F7 is a blue with RGB values 73, 149, 247 and HSL 214°, 92%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4995F7#4995F7
HEX#4995F7
RGBrgb(73, 149, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5843, 0.9686
RGB percentages28.6%, 58.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 91.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 70.4%, 96.9%)
CMYK70.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,822,519
CSS custom property--colour: #4995F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#B66A08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679DFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8DF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 8Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7AB49
Analogous#49ECF7, #5449F7
Triadic#F74995, #95F749
Split complementary#F75449, #ECF749
Tetradic#F749EC, #F7AB49, #49F754

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEAFD
Lighter +20%#ABCEFB
Lighter +10%#7AB1F9
Darker −10%#1879F5
Darker −20%#0960D1
Darker −30%#074AA0
Darker −40%#05336F
More saturated +25%#4194FF
Less saturated −25%#6198DF

Channel breakdown

R73
G149
B247
Red73 (28.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue213.79°
Saturation (HSL)91.58%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 95 · B F7

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