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Recognised as Colour

#4A7BCF

  • #4A7BCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A7BCF is a blue with RGB values 74, 123, 207 and HSL 218°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A7BCF#4A7BCF
HEX#4A7BCF
RGBrgb(74, 123, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4824, 0.8118
RGB percentages29%, 48.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(217.9, 58.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 64.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK64.3%, 40.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,881,359
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#B58430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5583D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4176CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9E4A
Analogous#4ABECF, #5B4ACF
Triadic#CF4A7B, #7BCF4A
Split complementary#CF5C4A, #BECF4A
Tetradic#CF4ABE, #CF9E4A, #4ACF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF1FA
Lighter +30%#C3D3EF
Lighter +20%#9BB6E4
Lighter +10%#7298DA
Darker −10%#3061B6
Darker −20%#264C8D
Darker −30%#1B3665
Darker −40%#10213D
More saturated +25%#2D73EC
Less saturated −25%#6783B2

Channel breakdown

R74
G123
B207
Red74 (29%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)58.08%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7B · B CF

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