Colour

#4F70A2

#4F70A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F70A2 is a blue with RGB values 79, 112, 162 and HSL 216°, 34%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F70A2

RGBrgb(79, 112, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4392, 0.6353

RGB percentages31%, 43.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(216.1, 34.4%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 51.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK51.2%, 30.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,206,178

CSS custom property--colour: #4F70A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#B08F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D73A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#536BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#287B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2814F

Analogous#4F99A2, #584FA2

Triadic#A24F70, #70A24F

Split complementary#A2584F, #99A24F

Tetradic#A24F99, #A2814F, #4FA258

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3DCEA

Lighter +30%#B1C1D9

Lighter +20%#8FA6C8

Lighter +10%#6C8AB8

Darker −10%#3E5880

Darker −20%#2E415D

Darker −30%#1D293B

Darker −40%#0C1119

More saturated +25%#316AC0

Less saturated −25%#6D7684

Channel breakdown

R79

G112

B162

Red79 (31%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue216.14°

Saturation (HSL)34.44%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 70 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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