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Recognised as Colour

#4C96EA

  • #4C96EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C96EA is a blue with RGB values 76, 150, 234 and HSL 212°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C96EA#4C96EA
HEX#4C96EA
RGBrgb(76, 150, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5882, 0.9176
RGB percentages29.8%, 58.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(211.9, 79%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 67.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK67.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,019,370
CSS custom property--colour: #4C96EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#B36915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Light skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA04C
Analogous#4CE5EA, #514CEA
Triadic#EA4C96, #96EA4C
Split complementary#EA514C, #E5EA4C
Tetradic#EA4CE5, #EAA04C, #4CEA51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E6FA
Lighter +20%#A7CCF5
Lighter +10%#7AB1EF
Darker −10%#1E7BE5
Darker −20%#1663BA
Darker −30%#104B8D
Darker −40%#0B325F
More saturated +25%#3795FF
Less saturated −25%#6598D1

Channel breakdown

R76
G150
B234
Red76 (29.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue211.9°
Saturation (HSL)79%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 96 · B EA

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