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Recognised as Colour

#4B7ECD

  • #4B7ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B7ECD is a blue with RGB values 75, 126, 205 and HSL 216°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B7ECD#4B7ECD
HEX#4B7ECD
RGBrgb(75, 126, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4941, 0.8039
RGB percentages29.4%, 49.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.5, 56.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 63.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK63.4%, 38.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,947,661
CSS custom property--colour: #4B7ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B48132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B85D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4978CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9A4B
Analogous#4BBFCD, #594BCD
Triadic#CD4B7E, #7ECD4B
Split complementary#CD594B, #BFCD4B
Tetradic#CD4BBF, #CD9A4B, #4BCD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF0F9
Lighter +30%#C3D4EE
Lighter +20%#9BB7E3
Lighter +10%#739BD8
Darker −10%#3265B3
Darker −20%#274E8B
Darker −30%#1C3863
Darker −40%#11213B
More saturated +25%#2E78EA
Less saturated −25%#6884B0

Channel breakdown

R75
G126
B205
Red75 (29.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.46°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 7E · B CD

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