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Recognised as Colour

#4474C2

  • #4474C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4474C2 is a blue with RGB values 68, 116, 194 and HSL 217°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4474C2#4474C2
HEX#4474C2
RGBrgb(68, 116, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4549, 0.7608
RGB percentages26.7%, 45.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(217.1, 50.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 64.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 40.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,486,338
CSS custom property--colour: #4474C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#BB8B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#517BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C29244
Analogous#44B3C2, #5344C2
Triadic#C24474, #74C244
Split complementary#C25344, #B3C244
Tetradic#C244B3, #C29244, #44C253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE6F4
Lighter +30%#B7CAE8
Lighter +20%#91ADDB
Lighter +10%#6A91CF
Darker −10%#345D9F
Darker −20%#274679
Darker −30%#1B3052
Darker −40%#0E192C
More saturated +25%#256DE1
Less saturated −25%#637BA3

Channel breakdown

R68
G116
B194
Red68 (26.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)50.81%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 74 · B C2

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