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Recognised as Colour

#4D73D2

  • #4D73D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D73D2 is a blue with RGB values 77, 115, 210 and HSL 223°, 60%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D73D2#4D73D2
HEX#4D73D2
RGBrgb(77, 115, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.451, 0.8235
RGB percentages30.2%, 45.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 59.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 63.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK63.3%, 45.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,075,922
CSS custom property--colour: #4D73D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B28C2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457ED6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F71D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AC4D
Analogous#4DB5D2, #6A4DD2
Triadic#D24D73, #73D24D
Split complementary#D26A4D, #B5D24D
Tetradic#D24DB5, #D2AC4D, #4DD26A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3FB
Lighter +30%#C7D3F1
Lighter +20%#9EB3E7
Lighter +10%#7693DC
Darker −10%#3058BC
Darker −20%#254594
Darker −30%#1B326B
Darker −40%#111F42
More saturated +25%#3167EE
Less saturated −25%#697FB6

Channel breakdown

R77
G115
B210
Red77 (30.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 73 · B D2

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