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Recognised as Colour

#4F82DE

  • #4F82DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F82DE is a blue with RGB values 79, 130, 222 and HSL 219°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4F82DE#4F82DE
HEX#4F82DE
RGBrgb(79, 130, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5098, 0.8706
RGB percentages31%, 51%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(218.6, 68.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 64.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,210,846
CSS custom property--colour: #4F82DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B07D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#427DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEAB4F
Analogous#4FC9DE, #644FDE
Triadic#DE4F82, #82DE4F
Split complementary#DE644F, #C9DE4F
Tetradic#DE4FCA, #DEAB4F, #4FDE64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D0DEF6
Lighter +20%#A5BFEE
Lighter +10%#7AA1E6
Darker −10%#2764D3
Darker −20%#1F50A8
Darker −30%#173B7D
Darker −40%#0F2752
More saturated +25%#357BF8
Less saturated −25%#6989C4

Channel breakdown

R79
G130
B222
Red79 (31%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue218.6°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 82 · B DE

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