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Recognised as Colour

#4A76C5

  • #4A76C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A76C5 is a blue with RGB values 74, 118, 197 and HSL 219°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A76C5#4A76C5
HEX#4A76C5
RGBrgb(74, 118, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4627, 0.7725
RGB percentages29%, 46.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(218.5, 51.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 62.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK62.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,880,069
CSS custom property--colour: #4A76C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B5893A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537DC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4272C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5994A
Analogous#4AB4C5, #5B4AC5
Triadic#C54A76, #76C54A
Split complementary#C55B4A, #B4C54A
Tetradic#C54AB4, #C5994A, #4AC55B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EBF7
Lighter +30%#BECEEA
Lighter +20%#97B0DE
Lighter +10%#7193D1
Darker −10%#355EA7
Darker −20%#294880
Darker −30%#1D3259
Darker −40%#101D33
More saturated +25%#2C6DE3
Less saturated −25%#687FA7

Channel breakdown

R74
G118
B197
Red74 (29%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue218.54°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 76 · B C5

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