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Colour

#4C6393

  • #4C6393
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6393 is a blue with RGB values 76, 99, 147 and HSL 221°, 32%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C6393#4C6393
HEX#4C6393
RGBrgb(76, 99, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3882, 0.5765
RGB percentages29.8%, 38.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(220.6, 31.8%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 48.3%, 57.6%)
CMYK48.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,006,227
CSS custom property--colour: #4C6393;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B39C6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#496092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#306D74no 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 text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#937C4C
Analogous#4C8793, #594C93
Triadic#934C63, #63934C
Split complementary#93584C, #87934C
Tetradic#934C87, #937C4C, #4C9358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D1E3
Lighter +30%#A7B4D1
Lighter +20%#8598C0
Lighter +10%#637CAF
Darker −10%#3B4C71
Darker −20%#293650
Darker −30%#181F2E
Darker −40%#06080D
More saturated +25%#3059AF
Less saturated −25%#686D77

Channel breakdown

R76
G99
B147
Red76 (29.8%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue220.56°
Saturation (HSL)31.84%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 63 · B 93

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