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Recognised as Colour

#4A6CEF

  • #4A6CEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A6CEF is a blue with RGB values 74, 108, 239 and HSL 228°, 84%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A6CEF#4A6CEF
HEX#4A6CEF
RGBrgb(74, 108, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4235, 0.9373
RGB percentages29%, 42.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(227.6, 83.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 69%, 93.7%)
CMYK69%, 54.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,877,551
CSS custom property--colour: #4A6CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B59310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCD4A
Analogous#4ABFEF, #7B4AEF
Triadic#EF4A6C, #6CEF4A
Split complementary#EF7A4A, #BFEF4A
Tetradic#EF4ABF, #EFCD4A, #4AEF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7DEFB
Lighter +20%#A8B8F7
Lighter +10%#7992F3
Darker −10%#1B46EB
Darker −20%#1136C2
Darker −30%#0D2993
Darker −40%#091C64
More saturated +25%#3A63FF
Less saturated −25%#637AD6

Channel breakdown

R74
G108
B239
Red74 (29%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue227.64°
Saturation (HSL)83.76%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 6C · B EF

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