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Recognised as Colour

#4F7AEA

  • #4F7AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4F7AEA is a blue with RGB values 79, 122, 234 and HSL 223°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4F7AEA#4F7AEA
HEX#4F7AEA
RGBrgb(79, 122, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4784, 0.9176
RGB percentages31%, 47.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(223.4, 78.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 66.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK66.2%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,208,810
CSS custom property--colour: #4F7AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B08515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1779E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABF4F
Analogous#4FC7EA, #724FEA
Triadic#EA4F7A, #7AEA4F
Split complementary#EA724F, #C7EA4F
Tetradic#EA4FC8, #EABF4F, #4FEA72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E1FA
Lighter +20%#AABFF5
Lighter +10%#7D9CEF
Darker −10%#2158E5
Darker −20%#1645BD
Darker −30%#11348F
Darker −40%#0C2361
More saturated +25%#3A71FF
Less saturated −25%#6885D1

Channel breakdown

R79
G122
B234
Red79 (31%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue223.35°
Saturation (HSL)78.68%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 7A · B EA

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