Recognised as Colour

#4C6598

#4C6598
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6598 is a blue with RGB values 76, 101, 152 and HSL 220°, 33%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C6598

RGBrgb(76, 101, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3961, 0.5961

RGB percentages29.8%, 39.6%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(220.3, 33.3%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 50%, 59.6%)

CMYK50%, 33.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,006,744

CSS custom property--colour: #4C6598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B39A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52699Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#496297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2B7077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#987F4C

Analogous#4C8B98, #594C98

Triadic#984C65, #65984C

Split complementary#98594C, #8B984C

Tetradic#984C8B, #987F4C, #4C9859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD4E5

Lighter +30%#A9B7D4

Lighter +20%#879BC3

Lighter +10%#657EB2

Darker −10%#3B4E76

Darker −20%#2A3854

Darker −30%#192132

Darker −40%#080B10

More saturated +25%#2F5BB4

Less saturated −25%#696F7C

Channel breakdown

R76

G101

B152

Red76 (29.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue220.26°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 65 · B 98

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