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Colour

#4C6AFF

  • #4C6AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4C6AFF is a blue with RGB values 76, 106, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4C6AFF#4C6AFF
HEX#4C6AFF
RGBrgb(76, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages29.8%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.9, 100%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 70.2%, 100%)
CMYK70.2%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,008,127
CSS custom property--colour: #4C6AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B39500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1Dark orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE14C
Analogous#4CC3FF, #884CFF
Triadic#FF4C6A, #6AFF4C
Split complementary#FF884C, #C3FF4C
Tetradic#FF4CC3, #FFE14C, #4CFF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E9FF
Lighter +20%#B2BFFF
Lighter +10%#7F94FF
Darker −10%#1940FF
Darker −20%#0026E5
Darker −30%#001EB2
Darker −40%#00157F
More saturated +25%#4C6AFF
Less saturated −25%#6279E9

Channel breakdown

R76
G106
B255
Red76 (29.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 6A · B FF

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