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Recognised as Colour

#4B60C2

  • #4B60C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4B60C2 is a blue with RGB values 75, 96, 194 and HSL 229°, 49%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4B60C2#4B60C2
HEX#4B60C2
RGBrgb(75, 96, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3765, 0.7608
RGB percentages29.4%, 37.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(229.4, 49.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 61.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 50.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,939,970
CSS custom property--colour: #4B60C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B49F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A6DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C63C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#007788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AD4B
Analogous#4B9BC2, #724BC2
Triadic#C24B60, #60C24B
Split complementary#C2724B, #9BC24B
Tetradic#C24B9B, #C2AD4B, #4BC272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7F6
Lighter +30%#BDC5E9
Lighter +20%#97A3DC
Lighter +10%#7182CF
Darker −10%#374AA3
Darker −20%#2A397D
Darker −30%#1D2757
Darker −40%#101631
More saturated +25%#2D4DE0
Less saturated −25%#6973A4

Channel breakdown

R75
G96
B194
Red75 (29.4%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)49.38%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 60 · B C2

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