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Colour

#4B85E1

  • #4B85E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B85E1 is a blue with RGB values 75, 133, 225 and HSL 217°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B85E1#4B85E1
HEX#4B85E1
RGBrgb(75, 133, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5216, 0.8824
RGB percentages29.4%, 52.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(216.8, 71.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 66.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK66.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,949,473
CSS custom property--colour: #4B85E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B47A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#437FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1A74B
Analogous#4BD0E1, #5C4BE1
Triadic#E14B85, #85E14B
Split complementary#E15C4B, #D0E14B
Tetradic#E14BD0, #E1A74B, #4BE15C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#CEDEF7
Lighter +20%#A2C0F0
Lighter +10%#77A3E8
Darker −10%#2468D5
Darker −20%#1C53AA
Darker −30%#153E7E
Darker −40%#0E2852
More saturated +25%#317FFB
Less saturated −25%#658BC7

Channel breakdown

R75
G133
B225
Red75 (29.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue216.8°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 85 · B E1

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