Recognised as Colour

#4C18FF

#4C18FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4C18FF is a blue with RGB values 76, 24, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4C18FF#4C18FF

HEX#4C18FF

RGBrgb(76, 24, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0941, 1

RGB percentages29.8%, 9.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.5, 100%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 90.6%, 100%)

CMYK70.2%, 90.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,987,135

CSS custom property--colour: #4C18FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#B3E700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.1 Medium blue · ΔE 17.5 Blue violet · ΔE 27 Dark violet · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.3 Dark blue · ΔE 46.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBFF18

Analogous#1858FF, #C018FF

Triadic#FF4C18, #18FF4C

Split complementary#FFBF18, #58FF18

Tetradic#FF1858, #CBFF18, #18FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE4FF

Lighter +30%#C3B1FF

Lighter +20%#9B7EFF

Lighter +10%#744BFF

Darker −10%#3300E4

Darker −20%#2800B1

Darker −30%#1C007E

Darker −40%#11004B

More saturated +25%#4C18FF

Less saturated −25%#5C35E2

Channel breakdown

R76

G24

B255

Red76 (29.8%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 18 · B FF

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