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Recognised as Colour

#4F8DC4

  • #4F8DC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F8DC4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 141, 196 and HSL 208°, 50%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F8DC4#4F8DC4
HEX#4F8DC4
RGBrgb(79, 141, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5529, 0.7686
RGB percentages31%, 55.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(208.2, 49.8%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 59.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK59.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,213,636
CSS custom property--colour: #4F8DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#B0723B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6683C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.96, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4864F
Analogous#4FC4C1, #4F53C4
Triadic#C44F8D, #8DC44F
Split complementary#C44F53, #C4C04F
Tetradic#C04FC4, #C4864F, #53C44F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F0F7
Lighter +30%#C2D7EA
Lighter +20%#9BBEDE
Lighter +10%#75A6D1
Darker −10%#3873A8
Darker −20%#2B5982
Darker −30%#1F3F5B
Darker −40%#122535
More saturated +25%#328FE1
Less saturated −25%#6C8BA7

Channel breakdown

R79
G141
B196
Red79 (31%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue208.21°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 8D · B C4

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