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Recognised as Colour

#4B82DB

  • #4B82DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B82DB is a blue with RGB values 75, 130, 219 and HSL 217°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B82DB#4B82DB
HEX#4B82DB
RGBrgb(75, 130, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5098, 0.8588
RGB percentages29.4%, 51%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 66.7%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 65.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK65.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,948,699
CSS custom property--colour: #4B82DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B47D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#437DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA44B
Analogous#4BCADB, #5C4BDB
Triadic#DB4B82, #82DB4B
Split complementary#DB5C4B, #CADB4B
Tetradic#DB4BCA, #DBA44B, #4BDB5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FD
Lighter +30%#CBDBF5
Lighter +20%#A0BDEC
Lighter +10%#75A0E3
Darker −10%#2966CA
Darker −20%#2051A0
Darker −30%#183B75
Darker −40%#0F264B
More saturated +25%#307CF6
Less saturated −25%#6688C0

Channel breakdown

R75
G130
B219
Red75 (29.4%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue217.08°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 82 · B DB

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