Recognised as Colour

#4C6EE4

#4C6EE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4C6EE4 is a blue with RGB values 76, 110, 228 and HSL 227°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C6EE4

RGBrgb(76, 110, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4314, 0.8941

RGB percentages29.8%, 43.1%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(226.6, 73.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 66.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK66.7%, 51.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,009,124

CSS custom property--colour: #4C6EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#B3911B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#227EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#008A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 2.6 Slate blue · ΔE 12.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 2.62, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4C24C

Analogous#4CBAE4, #764CE4

Triadic#E44C6E, #6EE44C

Split complementary#E4764C, #BAE44C

Tetradic#E44CBA, #E4C24C, #4CE476

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFEFF

Lighter +30%#D1DAF8

Lighter +20%#A5B6F1

Lighter +10%#7892EB

Darker −10%#214BDC

Darker −20%#1A3CB0

Darker −30%#142D83

Darker −40%#0D1E57

More saturated +25%#3260FE

Less saturated −25%#667CCA

Channel breakdown

R76

G110

B228

Red76 (29.8%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue226.58°

Saturation (HSL)73.79%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 6E · B E4

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