Colour

#4C6FB5

#4C6FB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C6FB5 is a blue with RGB values 76, 111, 181 and HSL 220°, 42%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C6FB5

RGBrgb(76, 111, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4353, 0.7098

RGB percentages29.8%, 43.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(220, 41.5%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 58%, 71%)

CMYK58%, 38.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,009,333

CSS custom property--colour: #4C6FB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#B3904A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5275B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#446CB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#007F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5924C

Analogous#4CA4B5, #5E4CB5

Triadic#B54C6F, #6FB54C

Split complementary#B55D4C, #A3B54C

Tetradic#B54CA3, #B5924C, #4CB55D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE3F1

Lighter +30%#B8C6E2

Lighter +20%#94A9D3

Lighter +10%#708CC4

Darker −10%#3C5992

Darker −20%#2D436E

Darker −30%#1E2D4A

Darker −40%#101725

More saturated +25%#2C64D5

Less saturated −25%#6C7A95

Channel breakdown

R76

G111

B181

Red76 (29.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)41.5%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 6F · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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