Recognised as Colour

#4C7084

#4C7084
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4C7084 is a blue with RGB values 76, 112, 132 and HSL 201°, 27%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C7084#4C7084

HEX#4C7084

RGBrgb(76, 112, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4392, 0.5176

RGB percentages29.8%, 43.9%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(201.4, 26.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 42.4%, 51.8%)

CMYK42.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,009,540

CSS custom property--colour: #4C7084;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#B38F7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676F85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6984no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#367576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84604C

Analogous#4C847C, #4C5484

Triadic#844C70, #70844C

Split complementary#844C54, #847C4C

Tetradic#7C4C84, #84604C, #54844C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1D2DB

Lighter +30%#A0BAC9

Lighter +20%#80A3B6

Lighter +10%#608BA3

Darker −10%#395564

Darker −20%#273943

Darker −30%#141E23

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#32779E

Less saturated −25%#66696A

Channel breakdown

R76

G112

B132

Red76 (29.8%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue201.43°

Saturation (HSL)26.92%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 70 · B 84

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