Recognised as Colour

#4A7FB2

#4A7FB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A7FB2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 127, 178 and HSL 209°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A7FB2

RGBrgb(74, 127, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.498, 0.698

RGB percentages29%, 49.8%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(209.4, 41.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 58.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK58.4%, 28.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,882,354

CSS custom property--colour: #4A7FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#B5804D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6981B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C77B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.07, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B27D4A

Analogous#4AB2B1, #4A4BB2

Triadic#B24A7F, #7FB24A

Split complementary#B24A4B, #B2B14A

Tetradic#B14AB2, #B27D4A, #4BB24A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9E4EF

Lighter +30%#B5CBE0

Lighter +20%#91B2D1

Lighter +10%#6D98C2

Darker −10%#3B658E

Darker −20%#2C4C6A

Darker −30%#1D3246

Darker −40%#0E1822

More saturated +25%#2B80D2

Less saturated −25%#6A7E93

Channel breakdown

R74

G127

B178

Red74 (29%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue209.42°

Saturation (HSL)41.27%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 7F · B B2

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