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Colour

#4F69B4

  • #4F69B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F69B4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 105, 180 and HSL 225°, 40%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4F69B4#4F69B4
HEX#4F69B4
RGBrgb(79, 105, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4118, 0.7059
RGB percentages31%, 41.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(224.6, 40.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 56.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK56.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,204,404
CSS custom property--colour: #4F69B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B0964B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4971B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D68B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#117986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49A4F
Analogous#4F9BB4, #684FB4
Triadic#B44F69, #69B44F
Split complementary#B4684F, #9BB44F
Tetradic#B44F9B, #B49A4F, #4FB468

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3F1
Lighter +30%#BAC4E2
Lighter +20%#97A6D2
Lighter +10%#7387C3
Darker −10%#3E5492
Darker −20%#2F3F6E
Darker −30%#202B4A
Darker −40%#101627
More saturated +25%#305AD3
Less saturated −25%#6E7895

Channel breakdown

R79
G105
B180
Red79 (31%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue224.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.24%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 69 · B B4

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