Colour

#4995FF

#4995FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4995FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 149, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4995FF#4995FF

HEX#4995FF

RGBrgb(73, 149, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5843, 1

RGB percentages28.6%, 58.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(214.9, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK71.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,822,527

CSS custom property--colour: #4995FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#B66A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#428DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.66, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB349

Analogous#49F0FF, #5849FF

Triadic#FF4995, #95FF49

Split complementary#FF5849, #F0FF49

Tetradic#FF49F0, #FFB349, #49FF58

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2EEFF

Lighter +20%#AFD0FF

Lighter +10%#7CB3FF

Darker −10%#1677FF

Darker −20%#005EE2

Darker −30%#0049AF

Darker −40%#00347C

More saturated +25%#4995FF

Less saturated −25%#6099E8

Channel breakdown

R73

G149

B255

Red73 (28.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue214.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 95 · B FF

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