Recognised as Colour

#4C8CD0

#4C8CD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C8CD0 is a blue with RGB values 76, 140, 208 and HSL 211°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C8CD0

RGBrgb(76, 140, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.549, 0.8157

RGB percentages29.8%, 54.9%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(210.9, 58.4%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 63.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK63.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,016,784

CSS custom property--colour: #4C8CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#B3732F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F90D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D83CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0904C

Analogous#4CCED0, #4E4CD0

Triadic#D04C8C, #8CD04C

Split complementary#D04E4C, #CED04C

Tetradic#D04CCE, #D0904C, #4CD04E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF4FA

Lighter +30%#C5DAF0

Lighter +20%#9DC0E5

Lighter +10%#74A6DB

Darker −10%#3072B9

Darker −20%#265990

Darker −30%#1B4068

Darker −40%#11273F

More saturated +25%#308BEC

Less saturated −25%#688DB4

Channel breakdown

R76

G140

B208

Red76 (29.8%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue210.91°

Saturation (HSL)58.41%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 8C · B D0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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