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Colour

#4B79A7

  • #4B79A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B79A7 is a blue with RGB values 75, 121, 167 and HSL 210°, 38%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B79A7#4B79A7
HEX#4B79A7
RGBrgb(75, 121, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4745, 0.6549
RGB percentages29.4%, 47.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(210, 38%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 55.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK55.1%, 27.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,946,343
CSS custom property--colour: #4B79A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#B48658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667BA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A71A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0E8489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 29.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7794B
Analogous#4BA7A7, #4B4BA7
Triadic#A74B79, #79A74B
Split complementary#A74B4B, #A7A74B
Tetradic#A74BA7, #A7794B, #4BA74B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DFEB
Lighter +30%#B0C5DB
Lighter +20%#8CACCC
Lighter +10%#6993BC
Darker −10%#3B5F84
Darker −20%#2B4661
Darker −30%#1C2C3D
Darker −40%#0C131A
More saturated +25%#2D79C5
Less saturated −25%#697989

Channel breakdown

R75
G121
B167
Red75 (29.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)38.02%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 79 · B A7

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