Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#4C97E6

  • #4C97E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C97E6 is a blue with RGB values 76, 151, 230 and HSL 211°, 75%, 60%. 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

#4C97E6#4C97E6
HEX#4C97E6
RGBrgb(76, 151, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5922, 0.902
RGB percentages29.8%, 59.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(210.8, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK67%, 34.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,019,622
CSS custom property--colour: #4C97E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B36819

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749CE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69B4C
Analogous#4CE4E6, #4E4CE6
Triadic#E64C97, #97E64C
Split complementary#E64E4C, #E4E64C
Tetradic#E64CE4, #E69B4C, #4CE64E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E5F9
Lighter +20%#A6CBF3
Lighter +10%#79B1EC
Darker −10%#1F7DE0
Darker −20%#1964B3
Darker −30%#134B86
Darker −40%#0C325A
More saturated +25%#3396FF
Less saturated −25%#6598CD

Channel breakdown

R76
G151
B230
Red76 (29.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue210.78°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 97 · B E6

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4c97e6” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.