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Recognised as Colour

#4677AE

  • #4677AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4677AE is a blue with RGB values 70, 119, 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

#4677AE#4677AE
HEX#4677AE
RGBrgb(70, 119, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4667, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 46.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(211.7, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,618,158
CSS custom property--colour: #4677AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B98851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5270ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7D46
Analogous#46ABAE, #4946AE
Triadic#AE4677, #77AE46
Split complementary#AE4946, #ABAE46
Tetradic#AE46AB, #AE7D46, #46AE49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DFED
Lighter +30%#AEC5DF
Lighter +20%#8AABD0
Lighter +10%#6691C1
Darker −10%#375E8A
Darker −20%#294565
Darker −30%#1A2C41
Darker −40%#0B141D
More saturated +25%#2875CD
Less saturated −25%#657990

Channel breakdown

R70
G119
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue211.73°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 77 · B AE

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