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Recognised as Colour

#4B7CC0

  • #4B7CC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B7CC0 is a blue with RGB values 75, 124, 192 and HSL 215°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B7CC0#4B7CC0
HEX#4B7CC0
RGBrgb(75, 124, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4863, 0.7529
RGB percentages29.4%, 48.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(214.9, 48.1%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 60.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK60.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,947,136
CSS custom property--colour: #4B7CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B4833F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F81C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F76BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08F4B
Analogous#4BB6C0, #554BC0
Triadic#C04B7C, #7CC04B
Split complementary#C0554B, #B6C04B
Tetradic#C04BB6, #C08F4B, #4BC055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EAF5
Lighter +30%#BCCEE8
Lighter +20%#97B3DA
Lighter +10%#7197CD
Darker −10%#3864A0
Darker −20%#2B4C7A
Darker −30%#1E3554
Darker −40%#101D2F
More saturated +25%#2D77DE
Less saturated −25%#6981A2

Channel breakdown

R75
G124
B192
Red75 (29.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue214.87°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 7C · B C0

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