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Recognised as Colour

#4C69A5

  • #4C69A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C69A5 is a blue with RGB values 76, 105, 165 and HSL 220°, 37%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C69A5#4C69A5
HEX#4C69A5
RGBrgb(76, 105, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4118, 0.6471
RGB percentages29.8%, 41.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(220.4, 36.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 53.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK53.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,007,781
CSS custom property--colour: #4C69A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B3965A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516EA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4766A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1D767Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5884C
Analogous#4C96A5, #5B4CA5
Triadic#A54C69, #69A54C
Split complementary#A55B4C, #96A54C
Tetradic#A54C96, #A5884C, #4CA55B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DAEB
Lighter +30%#B0BEDA
Lighter +20%#8DA1CA
Lighter +10%#6A84BA
Darker −10%#3C5382
Darker −20%#2C3D5F
Darker −30%#1C263C
Darker −40%#0C1019
More saturated +25%#2E5FC3
Less saturated −25%#6A7387

Channel breakdown

R76
G105
B165
Red76 (29.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue220.45°
Saturation (HSL)36.93%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 69 · B A5

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