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Colour

#4C29BC

  • #4C29BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4C29BC is a blue with RGB values 76, 41, 188 and HSL 254°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4C29BC#4C29BC
HEX#4C29BC
RGBrgb(76, 41, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1608, 0.7373
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(254.3, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK59.6%, 78.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,420
CSS custom property--colour: #4C29BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B3D643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.8Navy · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BC29
Analogous#2950BC, #9529BC
Triadic#BC4C29, #29BC4C
Split complementary#BC9529, #50BC29
Tetradic#BC2950, #99BC29, #29BC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC0F1
Lighter +30%#A996E8
Lighter +20%#876CDF
Lighter +10%#6542D6
Darker −10%#3B2092
Darker −20%#2A1768
Darker −30%#190E3E
Darker −40%#080415
More saturated +25%#3D0CD9
Less saturated −25%#5B469F

Channel breakdown

R76
G41
B188
Red76 (29.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue254.29°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 29 · B BC

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