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Recognised as Colour

#4C6DAA

  • #4C6DAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6DAA is a blue with RGB values 76, 109, 170 and HSL 219°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C6DAA#4C6DAA
HEX#4C6DAA
RGBrgb(76, 109, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4275, 0.6667
RGB percentages29.8%, 42.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(218.9, 38.2%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 55.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK55.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,008,810
CSS custom property--colour: #4C6DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B39255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5472ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4969A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#147A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA894C
Analogous#4C9CAA, #5A4CAA
Triadic#AA4C6D, #6DAA4C
Split complementary#AA5A4C, #9CAA4C
Tetradic#AA4C9C, #AA894C, #4CAA5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DEEC
Lighter +30%#B2C1DD
Lighter +20%#8FA5CD
Lighter +10%#6C88BD
Darker −10%#3C5687
Darker −20%#2C4064
Darker −30%#1D2940
Darker −40%#0D131D
More saturated +25%#2D64C9
Less saturated −25%#6B768B

Channel breakdown

R76
G109
B170
Red76 (29.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue218.94°
Saturation (HSL)38.21%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 6D · B AA

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