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Recognised as Colour

#4676AE

  • #4676AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4676AE is a blue with RGB values 70, 118, 174 and HSL 212°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4676AE#4676AE
HEX#4676AE
RGBrgb(70, 118, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4627, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 46.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(212.3, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,617,902
CSS custom property--colour: #4676AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B98951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F79B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#516FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7E46
Analogous#46AAAE, #4A46AE
Triadic#AE4676, #76AE46
Split complementary#AE4A46, #AAAE46
Tetradic#AE46AA, #AE7E46, #46AE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DFED
Lighter +30%#AEC5DF
Lighter +20%#8AAAD0
Lighter +10%#6690C1
Darker −10%#375D8A
Darker −20%#294565
Darker −30%#1A2C41
Darker −40%#0B131D
More saturated +25%#2874CD
Less saturated −25%#657890

Channel breakdown

R70
G118
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 76 · B AE

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