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Colour

#4C76BF

  • #4C76BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C76BF is a blue with RGB values 76, 118, 191 and HSL 218°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C76BF#4C76BF
HEX#4C76BF
RGBrgb(76, 118, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4627, 0.749
RGB percentages29.8%, 46.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(218.1, 47.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 60.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK60.2%, 38.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,011,135
CSS custom property--colour: #4C76BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B38940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4772BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF954C
Analogous#4CB0BF, #5C4CBF
Triadic#BF4C76, #76BF4C
Split complementary#BF5C4C, #B0BF4C
Tetradic#BF4CAF, #BF954C, #4CBF5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E9F5
Lighter +30%#BDCCE7
Lighter +20%#97B0DA
Lighter +10%#7293CC
Darker −10%#395E9F
Darker −20%#2B487A
Darker −30%#1E3254
Darker −40%#111B2E
More saturated +25%#2E6EDD
Less saturated −25%#6A7EA1

Channel breakdown

R76
G118
B191
Red76 (29.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue218.09°
Saturation (HSL)47.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 76 · B BF

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