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Recognised as Colour

#4D84BF

  • #4D84BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D84BF is a blue with RGB values 77, 132, 191 and HSL 211°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D84BF#4D84BF
HEX#4D84BF
RGBrgb(77, 132, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5176, 0.749
RGB percentages30.2%, 51.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(211.1, 47.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 59.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK59.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,080,255
CSS custom property--colour: #4D84BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B27B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B87C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7CBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF884D
Analogous#4DBDBF, #4F4DBF
Triadic#BF4D84, #84BF4D
Split complementary#BF4F4D, #BDBF4D
Tetradic#BF4DBD, #BF884D, #4DBF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3ECF5
Lighter +30%#BED2E7
Lighter +20%#98B8DA
Lighter +10%#739ECC
Darker −10%#396BA0
Darker −20%#2C527A
Darker −30%#1E3955
Darker −40%#111F2F
More saturated +25%#2F83DD
Less saturated −25%#6B85A1

Channel breakdown

R77
G132
B191
Red77 (30.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue211.05°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 84 · B BF

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