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Recognised as Colour

#4C89C4

  • #4C89C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4C89C4 is a blue with RGB values 76, 137, 196 and HSL 210°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4C89C4#4C89C4
HEX#4C89C4
RGBrgb(76, 137, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5373, 0.7686
RGB percentages29.8%, 53.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(209.5, 50.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 61.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,016,004
CSS custom property--colour: #4C89C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B3763B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6080C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4874C
Analogous#4CC4C3, #4C4DC4
Triadic#C44C89, #89C44C
Split complementary#C44C4D, #C4C34C
Tetradic#C34CC4, #C4874C, #4DC44C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EEF7
Lighter +30%#BFD5EA
Lighter +20%#99BCDD
Lighter +10%#72A2D1
Darker −10%#376FA6
Darker −20%#2A5680
Darker −30%#1D3C5A
Darker −40%#112233
More saturated +25%#2E89E2
Less saturated −25%#6A89A6

Channel breakdown

R76
G137
B196
Red76 (29.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue209.5°
Saturation (HSL)50.42%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 89 · B C4

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