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Recognised as Colour

#4D70A8

  • #4D70A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D70A8 is a blue with RGB values 77, 112, 168 and HSL 217°, 37%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D70A8#4D70A8
HEX#4D70A8
RGBrgb(77, 112, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4392, 0.6588
RGB percentages30.2%, 43.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(216.9, 37.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 54.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK54.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,075,112
CSS custom property--colour: #4D70A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B28F57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A74AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1B7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8854D
Analogous#4D9EA8, #574DA8
Triadic#A84D70, #70A84D
Split complementary#A8574D, #9EA84D
Tetradic#A84D9E, #A8854D, #4DA857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DEEC
Lighter +30%#B2C2DC
Lighter +20%#8FA7CC
Lighter +10%#6C8BBC
Darker −10%#3D5985
Darker −20%#2D4162
Darker −30%#1D2A3F
Darker −40%#0D131C
More saturated +25%#2E69C7
Less saturated −25%#6C7789

Channel breakdown

R77
G112
B168
Red77 (30.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 70 · B A8

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