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Recognised as Colour

#4C87C8

  • #4C87C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C87C8 is a blue with RGB values 76, 135, 200 and HSL 211°, 53%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C87C8#4C87C8
HEX#4C87C8
RGBrgb(76, 135, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5294, 0.7843
RGB percentages29.8%, 52.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(211.5, 53%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 62%, 78.4%)
CMYK62%, 32.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,015,496
CSS custom property--colour: #4C87C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B37837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C88D4C
Analogous#4CC5C8, #4F4CC8
Triadic#C84C87, #87C84C
Split complementary#C84F4C, #C5C84C
Tetradic#C84CC5, #C88D4C, #4CC84F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F0F8
Lighter +30%#C1D5EC
Lighter +20%#9ABBE0
Lighter +10%#73A1D4
Darker −10%#356EAC
Darker −20%#295585
Darker −30%#1D3C5E
Darker −40%#112337
More saturated +25%#2F86E5
Less saturated −25%#6988AB

Channel breakdown

R76
G135
B200
Red76 (29.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue211.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.99%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 87 · B C8

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