Recognised as Colour

#4C6987

#4C6987
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4C6987 is a blue with RGB values 76, 105, 135 and HSL 211°, 28%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C6987#4C6987

HEX#4C6987

RGBrgb(76, 105, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4118, 0.5294

RGB percentages29.8%, 41.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(210.5, 28%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 43.7%, 52.9%)

CMYK43.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,007,751

CSS custom property--colour: #4C6987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B39678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#566486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#367073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Steel blue · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Gray · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#876A4C

Analogous#4C8787, #4C4C87

Triadic#874C69, #69874C

Split complementary#874C4C, #87874C

Tetradic#874C87, #876A4C, #4C874C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2CFDD

Lighter +30%#A2B6CA

Lighter +20%#819CB8

Lighter +10%#6082A6

Darker −10%#3A5066

Darker −20%#273646

Darker −30%#151D25

Darker −40%#030304

More saturated +25%#3269A1

Less saturated −25%#66696D

Channel breakdown

R76

G105

B135

Red76 (29.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue210.51°

Saturation (HSL)27.96%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 69 · B 87

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