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Colour

#4496C4

  • #4496C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4496C4 is a blue with RGB values 68, 150, 196 and HSL 202°, 52%, 52%. 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

#4496C4#4496C4
HEX#4496C4
RGBrgb(68, 150, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5882, 0.7686
RGB percentages26.7%, 58.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(201.6, 52%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 65.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK65.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,495,044
CSS custom property--colour: #4496C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#BB693B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8095C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F88C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47244
Analogous#44C4B2, #4456C4
Triadic#C44496, #96C444
Split complementary#C44456, #C4B244
Tetradic#B244C4, #C47244, #56C444

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEDF5
Lighter +30%#B8D7E9
Lighter +20%#92C2DC
Lighter +10%#6BACD0
Darker −10%#337AA2
Darker −20%#275D7B
Darker −30%#1B4054
Darker −40%#0E222E
More saturated +25%#259FE3
Less saturated −25%#638DA5

Channel breakdown

R68
G150
B196
Red68 (26.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue201.56°
Saturation (HSL)52.03%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 96 · B C4

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