Recognised as Colour

#4A76D7

#4A76D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4A76D7 is a blue with RGB values 74, 118, 215 and HSL 221°, 64%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A76D7

RGBrgb(74, 118, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4627, 0.8431

RGB percentages29%, 46.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(221.3, 63.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 65.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK65.6%, 45.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,880,087

CSS custom property--colour: #4A76D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#B58928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4681DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D74D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7AB4A

Analogous#4ABCD7, #654AD7

Triadic#D74A76, #76D74A

Split complementary#D7654A, #BCD74A

Tetradic#D74ABC, #D7AB4A, #4AD765

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F4FC

Lighter +30%#C7D5F3

Lighter +20%#9EB5E9

Lighter +10%#7496E0

Darker −10%#2B5AC3

Darker −20%#224799

Darker −30%#19346F

Darker −40%#0F2046

More saturated +25%#2E6CF3

Less saturated −25%#6680BB

Channel breakdown

R74

G118

B215

Red74 (29%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue221.28°

Saturation (HSL)63.8%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 76 · B D7

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