Recognised as Colour

#4B75D5

#4B75D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B75D5 is a blue with RGB values 75, 117, 213 and HSL 222°, 62%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B75D5

RGBrgb(75, 117, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4588, 0.8353

RGB percentages29.4%, 45.9%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(221.7, 62.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 64.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK64.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,945,365

CSS custom property--colour: #4B75D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#B48A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#467FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E73D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5AB4B

Analogous#4BBAD5, #664BD5

Triadic#D54B75, #75D54B

Split complementary#D5664B, #BAD54B

Tetradic#D54BBA, #D5AB4B, #4BD566

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F4FC

Lighter +30%#C7D4F2

Lighter +20%#9EB4E8

Lighter +10%#7495DF

Darker −10%#2D5AC0

Darker −20%#234697

Darker −30%#1A336D

Darker −40%#102044

More saturated +25%#2F6AF1

Less saturated −25%#6780B9

Channel breakdown

R75

G117

B213

Red75 (29.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue221.74°

Saturation (HSL)62.16%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 75 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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