Colour

#4B6FB0

#4B6FB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B6FB0 is a blue with RGB values 75, 111, 176 and HSL 219°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white 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#4B6FB0

RGBrgb(75, 111, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4353, 0.6902

RGB percentages29.4%, 43.5%, 69%

HSLhsl(218.6, 40.2%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 57.4%, 69%)

CMYK57.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,943,792

CSS custom property--colour: #4B6FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#B4904F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5474B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#476BAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B08C4B

Analogous#4BA1B0, #5A4BB0

Triadic#B04B6F, #6FB04B

Split complementary#B05A4B, #A2B04B

Tetradic#B04BA1, #B08C4B, #4BB05A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E0EF

Lighter +30%#B5C4DF

Lighter +20%#91A7D0

Lighter +10%#6D8BC1

Darker −10%#3C588C

Darker −20%#2D4268

Darker −30%#1D2B45

Darker −40%#0E1521

More saturated +25%#2C66CF

Less saturated −25%#6A7891

Channel breakdown

R75

G111

B176

Red75 (29.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue218.61°

Saturation (HSL)40.24%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 6F · B B0

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Colour values

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