Colour

#4A6CA7

#4A6CA7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A6CA7 is a blue with RGB values 74, 108, 167 and HSL 218°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A6CA7

RGBrgb(74, 108, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4235, 0.6549

RGB percentages29%, 42.4%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(218.1, 38.6%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 55.7%, 65.5%)

CMYK55.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,877,479

CSS custom property--colour: #4A6CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#B59358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5471A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4968A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#107982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7854A

Analogous#4A9BA7, #564AA7

Triadic#A74A6C, #6CA74A

Split complementary#A7564A, #9BA74A

Tetradic#A74A9B, #A7854A, #4AA756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2DBEB

Lighter +30%#AFBFDB

Lighter +20%#8BA3CC

Lighter +10%#6887BC

Darker −10%#3A5584

Darker −20%#2B3E60

Darker −30%#1B273D

Darker −40%#0B111A

More saturated +25%#2C64C5

Less saturated −25%#687489

Channel breakdown

R74

G108

B167

Red74 (29%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue218.06°

Saturation (HSL)38.59%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 6C · B A7

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