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Colour

#4B79CA

  • #4B79CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B79CA is a blue with RGB values 75, 121, 202 and HSL 218°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B79CA#4B79CA
HEX#4B79CA
RGBrgb(75, 121, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4745, 0.7922
RGB percentages29.4%, 47.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(218.3, 54.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 62.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK62.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,946,378
CSS custom property--colour: #4B79CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B48635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5580CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4375C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9C4B
Analogous#4BB8CA, #5D4BCA
Triadic#CA4B79, #79CA4B
Split complementary#CA5D4B, #B8CA4B
Tetradic#CA4BB8, #CA9C4B, #4BCA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEF8
Lighter +30%#C1D1ED
Lighter +20%#9AB4E1
Lighter +10%#7296D6
Darker −10%#3360AF
Darker −20%#284A87
Darker −30%#1C3560
Darker −40%#111F38
More saturated +25%#2E71E7
Less saturated −25%#6881AD

Channel breakdown

R75
G121
B202
Red75 (29.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue218.27°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 79 · B CA

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