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Recognised as Colour

#4C7DE7

  • #4C7DE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4C7DE7 is a blue with RGB values 76, 125, 231 and HSL 221°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4C7DE7#4C7DE7
HEX#4C7DE7
RGBrgb(76, 125, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4902, 0.9059
RGB percentages29.8%, 49%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(221, 76.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 67.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK67.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,012,967
CSS custom property--colour: #4C7DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B38218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4789EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#287AE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7B64C
Analogous#4CCBE7, #684CE7
Triadic#E74C7D, #7DE74C
Split complementary#E7684C, #CBE74C
Tetradic#E74CCB, #E7B64C, #4CE768

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3DFF9
Lighter +20%#A6BEF3
Lighter +10%#799EED
Darker −10%#1F5CE1
Darker −20%#184AB5
Darker −30%#123788
Darker −40%#0C255B
More saturated +25%#3474FF
Less saturated −25%#6586CE

Channel breakdown

R76
G125
B231
Red76 (29.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue221.03°
Saturation (HSL)76.35%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 7D · B E7

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