Colour

#4C5E94

#4C5E94
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C5E94 is a blue with RGB values 76, 94, 148 and HSL 225°, 32%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C5E94

RGBrgb(76, 94, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3686, 0.5804

RGB percentages29.8%, 36.9%, 58%

HSLhsl(225, 32.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 48.6%, 58%)

CMYK48.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,004,948

CSS custom property--colour: #4C5E94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B3A16B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#435D93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#306972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94824C

Analogous#4C8294, #5E4C94

Triadic#944C5E, #5E944C

Split complementary#945E4C, #82944C

Tetradic#944C82, #94824C, #4C945E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9CFE3

Lighter +30%#A7B2D2

Lighter +20%#8594C1

Lighter +10%#6477AF

Darker −10%#3B4972

Darker −20%#293351

Darker −30%#181E2F

Darker −40%#07080D

More saturated +25%#3050B0

Less saturated −25%#686C78

Channel breakdown

R76

G94

B148

Red76 (29.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)32.14%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 5E · B 94

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Colour values

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