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Recognised as Colour

#4D75BC

  • #4D75BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D75BC is a blue with RGB values 77, 117, 188 and HSL 218°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D75BC#4D75BC
HEX#4D75BC
RGBrgb(77, 117, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4588, 0.7373
RGB percentages30.2%, 45.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(218.4, 45.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 59%, 73.7%)
CMYK59%, 37.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,076,412
CSS custom property--colour: #4D75BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B28A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4971BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00858Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 30.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC944D
Analogous#4DADBC, #5C4DBC
Triadic#BC4D75, #75BC4D
Split complementary#BC5D4D, #ADBC4D
Tetradic#BC4DAD, #BC944D, #4DBC5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E8F4
Lighter +30%#BCCBE6
Lighter +20%#97AED8
Lighter +10%#7292CA
Darker −10%#3B5D9B
Darker −20%#2D4776
Darker −30%#1F3151
Darker −40%#111B2C
More saturated +25%#2E6CDB
Less saturated −25%#6C7E9D

Channel breakdown

R77
G117
B188
Red77 (30.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue218.38°
Saturation (HSL)45.31%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 75 · B BC

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