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Recognised as Colour

#4F7CD5

  • #4F7CD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F7CD5 is a blue with RGB values 79, 124, 213 and HSL 220°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4F7CD5#4F7CD5
HEX#4F7CD5
RGBrgb(79, 124, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4863, 0.8353
RGB percentages31%, 48.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(219.9, 61.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 62.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK62.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,209,301
CSS custom property--colour: #4F7CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B0832A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5485D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4078D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5A84F
Analogous#4FBFD5, #654FD5
Triadic#D54F7C, #7CD54F
Split complementary#D5654F, #BFD54F
Tetradic#D54FBF, #D5A84F, #4FD565

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FC
Lighter +30%#CBD8F2
Lighter +20%#A1B9E9
Lighter +10%#789BDF
Darker −10%#2E60C3
Darker −20%#254C99
Darker −30%#1B3770
Darker −40%#112347
More saturated +25%#3473F0
Less saturated −25%#6A85BA

Channel breakdown

R79
G124
B213
Red79 (31%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue219.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.47%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 7C · B D5

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