Recognised as Colour

#4D71B6

#4D71B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D71B6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 113, 182 and HSL 219°, 42%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D71B6

RGBrgb(77, 113, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4431, 0.7137

RGB percentages30.2%, 44.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(219.4, 41.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 57.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK57.7%, 37.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,075,382

CSS custom property--colour: #4D71B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#B28E49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5477B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#476DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.7 Medium purple · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6924D

Analogous#4DA5B6, #5E4DB6

Triadic#B64D71, #71B64D

Split complementary#B65E4D, #A5B64D

Tetradic#B64DA5, #B6924D, #4DB65E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEE4F1

Lighter +30%#BAC8E2

Lighter +20%#95ABD4

Lighter +10%#718EC5

Darker −10%#3C5A94

Darker −20%#2E446F

Darker −30%#1F2E4B

Darker −40%#101827

More saturated +25%#2E67D5

Less saturated −25%#6C7B97

Channel breakdown

R77

G113

B182

Red77 (30.2%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue219.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.83%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 71 · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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