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Recognised as Colour

#4C5976

  • #4C5976
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4C5976 is a blue with RGB values 76, 89, 118 and HSL 221°, 22%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C5976#4C5976
HEX#4C5976
RGBrgb(76, 89, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.349, 0.4627
RGB percentages29.8%, 34.9%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(221.4, 21.6%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 35.6%, 46.3%)
CMYK35.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,003,638
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B3A689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5B77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5775no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#405F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dim grey · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Gray · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76694C
Analogous#4C6E76, #544C76
Triadic#764C59, #59764C
Split complementary#76544C, #6E764C
Tetradic#764C6E, #76694C, #4C7654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC2D3
Lighter +30%#9CA7BF
Lighter +20%#7D8BAB
Lighter +10%#607095
Darker −10%#384257
Darker −20%#242A38
Darker −30%#101319
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34508E
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R76
G89
B118
Red76 (29.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue221.43°
Saturation (HSL)21.65%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 59 · B 76

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