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Recognised as Colour

#4C69BB

  • #4C69BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C69BB is a blue with RGB values 76, 105, 187 and HSL 224°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C69BB#4C69BB
HEX#4C69BB
RGBrgb(76, 105, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4118, 0.7333
RGB percentages29.8%, 41.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(224.3, 44.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 59.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK59.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,007,803
CSS custom property--colour: #4C69BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B39644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4472BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3468B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9E4C
Analogous#4CA0BB, #674CBB
Triadic#BB4C69, #69BB4C
Split complementary#BB664C, #A1BB4C
Tetradic#BB4CA0, #BB9E4C, #4CBB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E5F3
Lighter +30%#BBC6E5
Lighter +20%#96A7D7
Lighter +10%#7188C9
Darker −10%#3A539A
Darker −20%#2C3F75
Darker −30%#1E2B50
Darker −40%#10172B
More saturated +25%#2D5ADA
Less saturated −25%#6B789C

Channel breakdown

R76
G105
B187
Red76 (29.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue224.32°
Saturation (HSL)44.94%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 69 · B BB

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