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Recognised as Colour

#4CA6DC

  • #4CA6DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4CA6DC is a blue with RGB values 76, 166, 220 and HSL 203°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4CA6DC#4CA6DC
HEX#4CA6DC
RGBrgb(76, 166, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.651, 0.8627
RGB percentages29.8%, 65.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.5, 67.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 65.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK65.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,023,452
CSS custom property--colour: #4CA6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B35923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA6DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7997DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC824C
Analogous#4CDCCA, #4C5EDC
Triadic#DC4CA6, #A6DC4C
Split complementary#DC4C5E, #DCCA4C
Tetradic#CA4CDC, #DC824C, #5EDC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFD
Lighter +30%#CCE6F5
Lighter +20%#A1D0ED
Lighter +10%#77BBE4
Darker −10%#288FCD
Darker −20%#2071A2
Darker −30%#175478
Darker −40%#0F364D
More saturated +25%#31ADF7
Less saturated −25%#679FC1

Channel breakdown

R76
G166
B220
Red76 (29.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G A6 · B DC

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