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Colour

#4B80FF

  • #4B80FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4B80FF is a blue with RGB values 75, 128, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4B80FF#4B80FF
HEX#4B80FF
RGBrgb(75, 128, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.502, 1
RGB percentages29.4%, 50.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.3, 100%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 70.6%, 100%)
CMYK70.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,948,223
CSS custom property--colour: #4B80FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B47F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3390FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009EB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA4B
Analogous#4BDAFF, #704BFF
Triadic#FF4B80, #80FF4B
Split complementary#FF704B, #DAFF4B
Tetradic#FF4BDA, #FFCA4B, #4BFF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4ECFF
Lighter +20%#B1C8FF
Lighter +10%#7EA4FF
Darker −10%#185CFF
Darker −20%#0043E4
Darker −30%#0034B1
Darker −40%#00257E
More saturated +25%#4B80FF
Less saturated −25%#6189E9

Channel breakdown

R75
G128
B255
Red75 (29.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 80 · B FF

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