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Recognised as Colour

#4C7CE4

  • #4C7CE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4C7CE4 is a blue with RGB values 76, 124, 228 and HSL 221°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4C7CE4#4C7CE4
HEX#4C7CE4
RGBrgb(76, 124, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4863, 0.8941
RGB percentages29.8%, 48.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(221.1, 73.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 66.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 45.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,012,708
CSS custom property--colour: #4C7CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B3831B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4887E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A79E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B44C
Analogous#4CC8E4, #684CE4
Triadic#E44C7C, #7CE44C
Split complementary#E4684C, #C8E44C
Tetradic#E44CC8, #E4B44C, #4CE468

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D1DDF8
Lighter +20%#A5BDF1
Lighter +10%#789CEB
Darker −10%#215CDC
Darker −20%#1A4AB0
Darker −30%#143783
Darker −40%#0D2457
More saturated +25%#3273FE
Less saturated −25%#6685CA

Channel breakdown

R76
G124
B228
Red76 (29.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)73.79%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 7C · B E4

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