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Recognised as Colour

#4C63C8

  • #4C63C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4C63C8 is a blue with RGB values 76, 99, 200 and HSL 229°, 53%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4C63C8#4C63C8
HEX#4C63C8
RGBrgb(76, 99, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3882, 0.7843
RGB percentages29.8%, 38.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(228.9, 53%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 62%, 78.4%)
CMYK62%, 50.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,006,280
CSS custom property--colour: #4C63C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B39C37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B71CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0766C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B14C
Analogous#4CA1C8, #734CC8
Triadic#C84C63, #63C84C
Split complementary#C8734C, #A1C84C
Tetradic#C84CA1, #C8B14C, #4CC873

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EBF8
Lighter +30%#C1C9EC
Lighter +20%#9AA7E0
Lighter +10%#7385D4
Darker −10%#354BAC
Darker −20%#293A85
Darker −30%#1D295E
Darker −40%#111837
More saturated +25%#2F51E5
Less saturated −25%#6975AB

Channel breakdown

R76
G99
B200
Red76 (29.8%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue228.87°
Saturation (HSL)52.99%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 63 · B C8

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