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Recognised as Colour

#4F84E0

  • #4F84E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4F84E0 is a blue with RGB values 79, 132, 224 and HSL 218°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4F84E0#4F84E0
HEX#4F84E0
RGBrgb(79, 132, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5176, 0.8784
RGB percentages31%, 51.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(218.1, 70%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 64.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,211,360
CSS custom property--colour: #4F84E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B07B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#447FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0AB4F
Analogous#4FCCE0, #634FE0
Triadic#E04F84, #84E04F
Split complementary#E0634F, #CCE04F
Tetradic#E04FCC, #E0AB4F, #4FE063

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1DFF7
Lighter +20%#A6C1EF
Lighter +10%#7AA2E8
Darker −10%#2666D6
Darker −20%#1E52AB
Darker −30%#163D80
Darker −40%#0F2854
More saturated +25%#357DFA
Less saturated −25%#698BC6

Channel breakdown

R79
G132
B224
Red79 (31%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue218.07°
Saturation (HSL)70.05%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 84 · B E0

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