Colour

#4C73EA

#4C73EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4C73EA is a blue with RGB values 76, 115, 234 and HSL 225°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C73EA

RGBrgb(76, 115, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.451, 0.9176

RGB percentages29.8%, 45.1%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(225.2, 79%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 67.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK67.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,010,410

CSS custom property--colour: #4C73EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#B38C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A82EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.1 Slate blue · ΔE 14.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.12, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC34C

Analogous#4CC2EA, #744CEA

Triadic#EA4C73, #73EA4C

Split complementary#EA744C, #C2EA4C

Tetradic#EA4CC2, #EAC34C, #4CEA74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5DEFA

Lighter +20%#A7BAF5

Lighter +10%#7A97EF

Darker −10%#1E4FE5

Darker −20%#163EBA

Darker −30%#102F8D

Darker −40%#0B205F

More saturated +25%#3768FF

Less saturated −25%#6580D1

Channel breakdown

R76

G115

B234

Red76 (29.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue225.19°

Saturation (HSL)79%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 73 · B EA

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