Colour

#4B5ED4

#4B5ED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4B5ED4 is a blue with RGB values 75, 94, 212 and HSL 232°, 61%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B5ED4

RGBrgb(75, 94, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3686, 0.8314

RGB percentages29.4%, 36.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(231.7, 61.4%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 64.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK64.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,939,476

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B4A12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4 Slate blue · ΔE 8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4C14B

Analogous#4BA3D4, #7C4BD4

Triadic#D44B5E, #5ED44B

Split complementary#D47D4B, #A3D44B

Tetradic#D44BA3, #D4C14B, #4BD47D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F1FB

Lighter +30%#C6CCF2

Lighter +20%#9DA8E8

Lighter +10%#7483DE

Darker −10%#2E42BE

Darker −20%#243395

Darker −30%#1A256C

Darker −40%#101743

More saturated +25%#2F4AF0

Less saturated −25%#6772B8

Channel breakdown

R75

G94

B212

Red75 (29.4%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue231.68°

Saturation (HSL)61.43%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 5E · B D4

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