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Recognised as Colour

#4F70CD

  • #4F70CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F70CD is a blue with RGB values 79, 112, 205 and HSL 224°, 56%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4F70CD#4F70CD
HEX#4F70CD
RGBrgb(79, 112, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4392, 0.8039
RGB percentages31%, 43.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.3, 55.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 61.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK61.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,206,221
CSS custom property--colour: #4F70CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B08F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#447BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#306FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAC4F
Analogous#4FAFCD, #6D4FCD
Triadic#CD4F70, #70CD4F
Split complementary#CD6D4F, #AFCD4F
Tetradic#CD4FAF, #CDAC4F, #4FCD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1FA
Lighter +30%#C6D1EF
Lighter +20%#9EB1E4
Lighter +10%#7790D8
Darker −10%#3456B5
Darker −20%#28438E
Darker −30%#1D3066
Darker −40%#121D3E
More saturated +25%#3363E9
Less saturated −25%#6B7DB1

Channel breakdown

R79
G112
B205
Red79 (31%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.29°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 70 · B CD

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