Colour

#4C709B

#4C709B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C709B is a blue with RGB values 76, 112, 155 and HSL 213°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C709B

RGBrgb(76, 112, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4392, 0.6078

RGB percentages29.8%, 43.9%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(212.7, 34.2%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 51%, 60.8%)

CMYK51%, 27.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,009,563

CSS custom property--colour: #4C709B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B38F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F729Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#556A9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#267A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 28.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B774C

Analogous#4C989B, #4F4C9B

Triadic#9B4C70, #709B4C

Split complementary#9B4F4C, #979B4C

Tetradic#9B4C98, #9B774C, #4C9B4F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDD8E6

Lighter +30%#AABED6

Lighter +20%#88A4C5

Lighter +10%#668AB4

Darker −10%#3B5779

Darker −20%#2A3F57

Darker −30%#1A2634

Darker −40%#090D12

More saturated +25%#2F6DB8

Less saturated −25%#69737E

Channel breakdown

R76

G112

B155

Red76 (29.8%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue212.66°

Saturation (HSL)34.2%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 70 · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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