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Recognised as Colour

#4F70AD

  • #4F70AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F70AD is a blue with RGB values 79, 112, 173 and HSL 219°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F70AD#4F70AD
HEX#4F70AD
RGBrgb(79, 112, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4392, 0.6784
RGB percentages31%, 43.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(218.9, 37.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 54.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK54.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,206,189
CSS custom property--colour: #4F70AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B08F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5875B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1B7D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8C4F
Analogous#4F9FAD, #5D4FAD
Triadic#AD4F70, #70AD4F
Split complementary#AD5D4F, #9FAD4F
Tetradic#AD4F9F, #AD8C4F, #4FAD5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE1EE
Lighter +30%#B7C5DE
Lighter +20%#94A8CE
Lighter +10%#718CBE
Darker −10%#3F598A
Darker −20%#2F4367
Darker −30%#1F2C44
Darker −40%#0F1521
More saturated +25%#3067CD
Less saturated −25%#6F798E

Channel breakdown

R79
G112
B173
Red79 (31%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue218.94°
Saturation (HSL)37.3%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 70 · B AD

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