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Recognised as Colour

#4593C4

  • #4593C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4593C4 is a blue with RGB values 69, 147, 196 and HSL 203°, 52%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4593C4#4593C4
HEX#4593C4
RGBrgb(69, 147, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5765, 0.7686
RGB percentages27.1%, 57.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(203.1, 51.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 64.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK64.8%, 25%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,559,812
CSS custom property--colour: #4593C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#BA6C3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C93C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B86C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47645
Analogous#45C4B5, #4554C4
Triadic#C44593, #93C445
Split complementary#C44554, #C4B645
Tetradic#B545C4, #C47645, #53C445

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EDF5
Lighter +30%#B9D6E9
Lighter +20%#92C0DD
Lighter +10%#6CA9D0
Darker −10%#3478A2
Darker −20%#275B7C
Darker −30%#1B3F55
Darker −40%#0F222E
More saturated +25%#269AE3
Less saturated −25%#648CA5

Channel breakdown

R69
G147
B196
Red69 (27.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue203.15°
Saturation (HSL)51.84%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 93 · B C4

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