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Recognised as Colour

#4A6CE6

  • #4A6CE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A6CE6 is a blue with RGB values 74, 108, 230 and HSL 227°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A6CE6#4A6CE6
HEX#4A6CE6
RGBrgb(74, 108, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4235, 0.902
RGB percentages29%, 42.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(226.9, 75.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 67.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK67.8%, 53%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,877,542
CSS custom property--colour: #4A6CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B59319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#127DEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 1.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 1.93, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C44A
Analogous#4ABAE6, #764AE6
Triadic#E64A6C, #6CE64A
Split complementary#E6764A, #BAE64A
Tetradic#E64ABA, #E6C44A, #4AE676

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D0D9F9
Lighter +20%#A4B5F2
Lighter +10%#7790EC
Darker −10%#1F48DE
Darker −20%#193AB1
Darker −30%#122B85
Darker −40%#0C1D58
More saturated +25%#315EFF
Less saturated −25%#647BCC

Channel breakdown

R74
G108
B230
Red74 (29%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue226.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.73%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 6C · B E6

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