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Recognised as Colour

#4D7DCD

  • #4D7DCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D7DCD is a blue with RGB values 77, 125, 205 and HSL 218°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D7DCD#4D7DCD
HEX#4D7DCD
RGBrgb(77, 125, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4902, 0.8039
RGB percentages30.2%, 49%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(217.5, 56.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 62.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK62.4%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,078,477
CSS custom property--colour: #4D7DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B28232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A84D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4878CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9D4D
Analogous#4DBDCD, #5D4DCD
Triadic#CD4D7D, #7DCD4D
Split complementary#CD5D4D, #BDCD4D
Tetradic#CD4DBD, #CD9D4D, #4DCD5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF1FA
Lighter +30%#C4D4EF
Lighter +20%#9DB7E3
Lighter +10%#759AD8
Darker −10%#3363B4
Darker −20%#274D8D
Darker −30%#1C3765
Darker −40%#11223D
More saturated +25%#3176EA
Less saturated −25%#6A84B1

Channel breakdown

R77
G125
B205
Red77 (30.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)56.14%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 7D · B CD

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