Colour

#4C679B

#4C679B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C679B is a blue with RGB values 76, 103, 155 and HSL 219°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C679B

RGBrgb(76, 103, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4039, 0.6078

RGB percentages29.8%, 40.4%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(219.5, 34.2%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 51%, 60.8%)

CMYK51%, 33.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,007,259

CSS custom property--colour: #4C679B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B39864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A649Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#29727Ano 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 text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B804C

Analogous#4C8E9B, #594C9B

Triadic#9B4C67, #679B4C

Split complementary#9B594C, #8E9B4C

Tetradic#9B4C8E, #9B804C, #4C9B59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDD5E6

Lighter +30%#AAB9D6

Lighter +20%#889DC5

Lighter +10%#6681B4

Darker −10%#3B5079

Darker −20%#2A3A57

Darker −30%#1A2334

Darker −40%#090C12

More saturated +25%#2F5EB8

Less saturated −25%#69707E

Channel breakdown

R76

G103

B155

Red76 (29.8%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue219.49°

Saturation (HSL)34.2%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 67 · B 9B

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Colour values

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