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Recognised as Colour

#4D7CA0

  • #4D7CA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D7CA0 is a blue with RGB values 77, 124, 160 and HSL 206°, 35%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D7CA0#4D7CA0
HEX#4D7CA0
RGBrgb(77, 124, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4863, 0.6275
RGB percentages30.2%, 48.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(206, 35%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 51.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK51.9%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,078,176
CSS custom property--colour: #4D7CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B2835F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C7CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#61739Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#218588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 24.6Gray · ΔE 25.1Dim grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0714D
Analogous#4DA09B, #4D52A0
Triadic#A04D7C, #7CA04D
Split complementary#A04D52, #A09B4D
Tetradic#9B4DA0, #A0714D, #52A04D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DEE9
Lighter +30%#AEC6D8
Lighter +20%#8CADC7
Lighter +10%#6995B7
Darker −10%#3C617E
Darker −20%#2C475B
Darker −30%#1B2C39
Darker −40%#0B1116
More saturated +25%#2F80BE
Less saturated −25%#6B7882

Channel breakdown

R77
G124
B160
Red77 (30.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue206.02°
Saturation (HSL)35.02%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 7C · B A0

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