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Recognised as Colour

#4F82E4

  • #4F82E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F82E4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 130, 228 and HSL 219°, 73%, 60%. 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

#4F82E4#4F82E4
HEX#4F82E4
RGBrgb(79, 130, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5098, 0.8941
RGB percentages31%, 51%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219.5, 73.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 65.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK65.4%, 43%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,210,852
CSS custom property--colour: #4F82E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B07D1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#548CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B14F
Analogous#4FCDE4, #674FE4
Triadic#E44F82, #82E44F
Split complementary#E4674F, #CDE44F
Tetradic#E44FCD, #E4B14F, #4FE467

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E0F8
Lighter +20%#A7C1F2
Lighter +10%#7BA1EB
Darker −10%#2363DD
Darker −20%#1B4FB2
Darker −30%#143B86
Darker −40%#0E2859
More saturated +25%#367AFD
Less saturated −25%#688ACB

Channel breakdown

R79
G130
B228
Red79 (31%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue219.46°
Saturation (HSL)73.4%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 82 · B E4

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