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Recognised as Colour

#4C6191

  • #4C6191
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6191 is a blue with RGB values 76, 97, 145 and HSL 222°, 31%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C6191#4C6191
HEX#4C6191
RGBrgb(76, 97, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3804, 0.5686
RGB percentages29.8%, 38%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(221.7, 31.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 47.6%, 56.9%)
CMYK47.6%, 33.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,005,713
CSS custom property--colour: #4C6191;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B39E6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6593no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#485F90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#316B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#917C4C
Analogous#4C8491, #5A4C91
Triadic#914C61, #61914C
Split complementary#915A4C, #84914C
Tetradic#914C84, #917C4C, #4C915A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CFE2
Lighter +30%#A6B3D0
Lighter +20%#8496BF
Lighter +10%#6379AD
Darker −10%#3A4B70
Darker −20%#29344E
Darker −30%#171E2D
Darker −40%#06070B
More saturated +25%#3056AD
Less saturated −25%#686C75

Channel breakdown

R76
G97
B145
Red76 (29.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)31.22%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 61 · B 91

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