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Recognised as Colour

#4A60CA

  • #4A60CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A60CA is a blue with RGB values 74, 96, 202 and HSL 230°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A60CA#4A60CA
HEX#4A60CA
RGBrgb(74, 96, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3765, 0.7922
RGB percentages29%, 37.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(229.7, 54.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 63.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK63.4%, 52.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,874,442
CSS custom property--colour: #4A60CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B59F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D6FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB44A
Analogous#4AA0CA, #744ACA
Triadic#CA4A60, #60CA4A
Split complementary#CA744A, #A0CA4A
Tetradic#CA4AA0, #CAB44A, #4ACA74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EBF8
Lighter +30%#C0C8ED
Lighter +20%#99A5E1
Lighter +10%#7183D6
Darker −10%#3348AE
Darker −20%#273887
Darker −30%#1C275F
Darker −40%#101738
More saturated +25%#2D4DE7
Less saturated −25%#6773AD

Channel breakdown

R74
G96
B202
Red74 (29%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 60 · B CA

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