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Recognised as Colour

#4C7ECC

  • #4C7ECC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C7ECC is a blue with RGB values 76, 126, 204 and HSL 217°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C7ECC#4C7ECC
HEX#4C7ECC
RGBrgb(76, 126, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4941, 0.8
RGB percentages29.8%, 49.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(216.6, 55.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 62.7%, 80%)
CMYK62.7%, 38.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,013,196
CSS custom property--colour: #4C7ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B38133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C84CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A78CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9A4C
Analogous#4CBECC, #5A4CCC
Triadic#CC4C7E, #7ECC4C
Split complementary#CC5A4C, #BECC4C
Tetradic#CC4CBE, #CC9A4C, #4CCC5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF0F9
Lighter +30%#C3D4EE
Lighter +20%#9BB7E3
Lighter +10%#749BD7
Darker −10%#3365B2
Darker −20%#274E8B
Darker −30%#1C3863
Darker −40%#11213B
More saturated +25%#2F78E9
Less saturated −25%#6984AF

Channel breakdown

R76
G126
B204
Red76 (29.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue216.56°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 7E · B CC

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