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Recognised as Colour

#4C5CAE

  • #4C5CAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C5CAE is a blue with RGB values 76, 92, 174 and HSL 230°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C5CAE#4C5CAE
HEX#4C5CAE
RGBrgb(76, 92, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3608, 0.6824
RGB percentages29.8%, 36.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(230.2, 39.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 56.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK56.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,004,462
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#B3A351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3667B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#295EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#146E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9E4C
Analogous#4C8DAE, #6D4CAE
Triadic#AE4C5C, #5CAE4C
Split complementary#AE6D4C, #8DAE4C
Tetradic#AE4C8D, #AE9E4C, #4CAE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8DCEE
Lighter +30%#B5BBDE
Lighter +20%#919BCF
Lighter +10%#6E7BBF
Darker −10%#3C498B
Darker −20%#2D3667
Darker −30%#1D2444
Darker −40%#0E1120
More saturated +25%#2D47CD
Less saturated −25%#6B718F

Channel breakdown

R76
G92
B174
Red76 (29.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)39.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 5C · B AE

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