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Colour

#4C6699

  • #4C6699
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6699 is a blue with RGB values 76, 102, 153 and HSL 220°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C6699#4C6699
HEX#4C6699
RGBrgb(76, 102, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4, 0.6
RGB percentages29.8%, 40%, 60%
HSLhsl(219.7, 33.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 50.3%, 60%)
CMYK50.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,007,001
CSS custom property--colour: #4C6699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B39966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536A9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2A7178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#997F4C
Analogous#4C8D99, #584C99
Triadic#994C66, #66994C
Split complementary#99584C, #8D994C
Tetradic#994C8D, #997F4C, #4C9958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD4E5
Lighter +30%#A9B8D5
Lighter +20%#879CC4
Lighter +10%#657FB3
Darker −10%#3B4F77
Darker −20%#2A3955
Darker −30%#192233
Darker −40%#080B11
More saturated +25%#2F5DB6
Less saturated −25%#696F7C

Channel breakdown

R76
G102
B153
Red76 (29.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue219.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.62%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 66 · B 99

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