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Recognised as Colour

#4C74BA

  • #4C74BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C74BA is a blue with RGB values 76, 116, 186 and HSL 218°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C74BA#4C74BA
HEX#4C74BA
RGBrgb(76, 116, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4549, 0.7294
RGB percentages29.8%, 45.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 44.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 59.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK59.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,010,618
CSS custom property--colour: #4C74BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B38B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4870B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA924C
Analogous#4CABBA, #5B4CBA
Triadic#BA4C74, #74BA4C
Split complementary#BA5B4C, #ABBA4C
Tetradic#BA4CAB, #BA924C, #4CBA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE6F3
Lighter +30%#BACAE5
Lighter +20%#96ADD6
Lighter +10%#7191C8
Darker −10%#3B5D98
Darker −20%#2D4673
Darker −30%#1E304F
Darker −40%#10192A
More saturated +25%#2D6CD9
Less saturated −25%#6B7C9B

Channel breakdown

R76
G116
B186
Red76 (29.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 74 · B BA

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