Colour

#4C4CC4

#4C4CC4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#4C4CC4 is a blue with RGB values 76, 76, 196 and HSL 240°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C4CC4

RGBrgb(76, 76, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.298, 0.7686

RGB percentages29.8%, 29.8%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(240, 50.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 61.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK61.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,000,388

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#B3B33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#006A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.1 Royal blue · ΔE 13.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C44C

Analogous#4C88C4, #884CC4

Triadic#C44C4C, #4CC44C

Split complementary#C4884C, #88C44C

Tetradic#C44C88, #C4C44C, #4CC488

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E5F7

Lighter +30%#BFBFEA

Lighter +20%#9999DD

Lighter +10%#7272D1

Darker −10%#3737A6

Darker −20%#2A2A80

Darker −30%#1D1D5A

Darker −40%#111133

More saturated +25%#2E2EE2

Less saturated −25%#6A6AA6

Channel breakdown

R76

G76

B196

Red76 (29.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)50.42%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 4C · B C4

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Colour values

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