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Recognised as Colour

#4A75BE

  • #4A75BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A75BE is a blue with RGB values 74, 117, 190 and HSL 218°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A75BE#4A75BE
HEX#4A75BE
RGBrgb(74, 117, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4588, 0.7451
RGB percentages29%, 45.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(217.8, 47.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 61.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK61.1%, 38.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,879,806
CSS custom property--colour: #4A75BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B58A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#567BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4670BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE934A
Analogous#4AAFBE, #594ABE
Triadic#BE4A75, #75BE4A
Split complementary#BE594A, #AFBE4A
Tetradic#BE4AAF, #BE934A, #4ABE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E7F4
Lighter +30%#BBCBE6
Lighter +20%#95AED9
Lighter +10%#7092CB
Darker −10%#385E9D
Darker −20%#2B4777
Darker −30%#1D3152
Darker −40%#101A2C
More saturated +25%#2B6DDD
Less saturated −25%#697D9F

Channel breakdown

R74
G117
B190
Red74 (29%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue217.76°
Saturation (HSL)47.15%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 75 · B BE

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