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Colour

#4C679F

  • #4C679F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C679F is a blue with RGB values 76, 103, 159 and HSL 220°, 35%, 46%. 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

#4C679F#4C679F
HEX#4C679F
RGBrgb(76, 103, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4039, 0.6235
RGB percentages29.8%, 40.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(220.5, 35.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 52.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK52.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,007,263
CSS custom property--colour: #4C679F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B39860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#48649Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#25737Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F844C
Analogous#4C919F, #5A4C9F
Triadic#9F4C67, #679F4C
Split complementary#9F5A4C, #919F4C
Tetradic#9F4C91, #9F844C, #4C9F5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD7E8
Lighter +30%#ACBAD8
Lighter +20%#8A9EC7
Lighter +10%#6781B7
Darker −10%#3C517C
Darker −20%#2B3A5A
Darker −30%#1B2437
Darker −40%#0A0E15
More saturated +25%#2F5DBC
Less saturated −25%#697182

Channel breakdown

R76
G103
B159
Red76 (29.8%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue220.48°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 67 · B 9F

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