Recognised as Colour

#4A7CDB

#4A7CDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A7CDB is a blue with RGB values 74, 124, 219 and HSL 219°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A7CDB

RGBrgb(74, 124, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4863, 0.8588

RGB percentages29%, 48.6%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(219.3, 66.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 66.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK66.2%, 43.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,881,627

CSS custom property--colour: #4A7CDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#B58324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F86DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3678D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0092A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.2 Royal blue · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBA94A

Analogous#4AC4DB, #614ADB

Triadic#DB4A7C, #7CDB4A

Split complementary#DB614A, #C4DB4A

Tetradic#DB4AC4, #DBA94A, #4ADB61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F7FD

Lighter +30%#CAD8F4

Lighter +20%#9FBAEC

Lighter +10%#759BE3

Darker −10%#2860CA

Darker −20%#204C9F

Darker −30%#173775

Darker −40%#0F234A

More saturated +25%#2F74F6

Less saturated −25%#6584C0

Channel breakdown

R74

G124

B219

Red74 (29%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue219.31°

Saturation (HSL)66.82%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 7C · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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