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Recognised as Colour

#4D74BD

  • #4D74BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D74BD is a blue with RGB values 77, 116, 189 and HSL 219°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D74BD#4D74BD
HEX#4D74BD
RGBrgb(77, 116, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4549, 0.7412
RGB percentages30.2%, 45.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(219.1, 45.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 59.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK59.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,076,157
CSS custom property--colour: #4D74BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B28B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4670BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD964D
Analogous#4DACBD, #5E4DBD
Triadic#BD4D74, #74BD4D
Split complementary#BD5E4D, #ACBD4D
Tetradic#BD4DAC, #BD964D, #4DBD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E8F4
Lighter +30%#BDCBE6
Lighter +20%#97AED9
Lighter +10%#7291CB
Darker −10%#3A5D9D
Darker −20%#2C4778
Darker −30%#1F3152
Darker −40%#111B2D
More saturated +25%#2F6BDC
Less saturated −25%#6C7D9F

Channel breakdown

R77
G116
B189
Red77 (30.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue219.11°
Saturation (HSL)45.9%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 74 · B BD

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