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Colour

#4F8CFF

  • #4F8CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4F8CFF is a blue with RGB values 79, 140, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4F8CFF#4F8CFF
HEX#4F8CFF
RGBrgb(79, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages31%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 69%, 100%)
CMYK69%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,213,439
CSS custom property--colour: #4F8CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B07300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5198FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D88FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.2Royal blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC24F
Analogous#4FE4FF, #6A4FFF
Triadic#FF4F8C, #8CFF4F
Split complementary#FF6A4F, #E4FF4F
Tetradic#FF4FE4, #FFC24F, #4FFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F0FF
Lighter +20%#B5CFFF
Lighter +10%#82ADFF
Darker −10%#1C6BFF
Darker −20%#0050E8
Darker −30%#003FB5
Darker −40%#002D82
More saturated +25%#4F8CFF
Less saturated −25%#6593E9

Channel breakdown

R79
G140
B255
Red79 (31%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 8C · B FF

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