Recognised as Colour

#4B73BA

#4B73BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B73BA is a blue with RGB values 75, 115, 186 and HSL 218°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B73BA

RGBrgb(75, 115, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.451, 0.7294

RGB percentages29.4%, 45.1%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(218.4, 44.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 59.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK59.7%, 38.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,944,826

CSS custom property--colour: #4B73BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#B48C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5579BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#466FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00838Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Royal blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA924B

Analogous#4BABBA, #5A4BBA

Triadic#BA4B73, #73BA4B

Split complementary#BA5B4B, #AABA4B

Tetradic#BA4BAB, #BA924B, #4BBA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE6F3

Lighter +30%#BAC9E4

Lighter +20%#95ACD6

Lighter +10%#7090C8

Darker −10%#3A5C98

Darker −20%#2C4673

Darker −30%#1E2F4E

Darker −40%#101929

More saturated +25%#2C6AD9

Less saturated −25%#6A7C9B

Channel breakdown

R75

G115

B186

Red75 (29.4%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue218.38°

Saturation (HSL)44.58%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 73 · B BA

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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