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Recognised as Colour

#4C5CC5

  • #4C5CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4C5CC5 is a blue with RGB values 76, 92, 197 and HSL 232°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4C5CC5#4C5CC5
HEX#4C5CC5
RGBrgb(76, 92, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3608, 0.7725
RGB percentages29.8%, 36.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(232.1, 51.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 61.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 53.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,004,485
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B3A33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#186BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 10Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B54C
Analogous#4C99C5, #794CC5
Triadic#C54C5C, #5CC54C
Split complementary#C5794C, #98C54C
Tetradic#C54C98, #C5B54C, #4CC579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E8F7
Lighter +30%#C0C5EA
Lighter +20%#99A2DE
Lighter +10%#737FD1
Darker −10%#3645A8
Darker −20%#2A3581
Darker −30%#1D255B
Darker −40%#111634
More saturated +25%#2E46E3
Less saturated −25%#6A72A7

Channel breakdown

R76
G92
B197
Red76 (29.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue232.07°
Saturation (HSL)51.05%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 5C · B C5

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