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Colour

#4A75BF

  • #4A75BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A75BF is a blue with RGB values 74, 117, 191 and HSL 218°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A75BF#4A75BF
HEX#4A75BF
RGBrgb(74, 117, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4588, 0.749
RGB percentages29%, 45.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(217.9, 47.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 61.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,879,807
CSS custom property--colour: #4A75BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B58A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4570BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF944A
Analogous#4AAFBF, #5A4ABF
Triadic#BF4A75, #75BF4A
Split complementary#BF5A4A, #B0BF4A
Tetradic#BF4AAF, #BF944A, #4ABF5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E8F4
Lighter +30%#BBCBE7
Lighter +20%#95AEDA
Lighter +10%#7092CC
Darker −10%#385D9E
Darker −20%#2B4778
Darker −30%#1D3153
Darker −40%#101B2D
More saturated +25%#2B6DDE
Less saturated −25%#697DA0

Channel breakdown

R74
G117
B191
Red74 (29%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue217.95°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 75 · B BF

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