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Recognised as Colour

#4F96BF

  • #4F96BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F96BF is a blue with RGB values 79, 150, 191 and HSL 202°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F96BF#4F96BF
HEX#4F96BF
RGBrgb(79, 150, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5882, 0.749
RGB percentages31%, 58.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(202, 46.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 58.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK58.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,215,935
CSS custom property--colour: #4F96BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B06940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8395C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7389BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF784F
Analogous#4FBFB0, #4F5EBF
Triadic#BF4F96, #96BF4F
Split complementary#BF4F5E, #BFB04F
Tetradic#B04FBF, #BF784F, #5EBF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EFF5
Lighter +30%#BFD9E8
Lighter +20%#9AC3DA
Lighter +10%#74ACCD
Darker −10%#3A7BA1
Darker −20%#2D5F7B
Darker −30%#1F4256
Darker −40%#122530
More saturated +25%#319EDD
Less saturated −25%#6D8EA1

Channel breakdown

R79
G150
B191
Red79 (31%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue201.96°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 96 · B BF

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