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#4760DC Color

#4760DC is rgb(71, 96, 220) in RGB, hsl(230, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 56%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4760DC
HEX#4760DC
RGBrgb(71, 96, 220)
HSLhsl(230, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(230, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 56%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.191 270.2)
LABlab(44.41% 22.64 -67.68)
LCHlch(44.41% 71.36 288.50)

What #4760DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4760DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 5.04Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 5.51Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 6.71New Car#214FC6ΔE 7.94Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 10.26Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 10.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4760DC Channel Values

How #4760DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 71 · G 96 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4760DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4760DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4760DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4760DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4760DC
Complementary
#DCC347
Analogous
#47AADC
Analogous
#7847DC
Triadic
#DC4760
Triadic
#60DC47
Split comp.
#DC7847
Split comp.
#AADC47

Tints & Shades of #4760DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6076E1
#7A8CE6
#94A2EB
#A9B5EF
#C3CBF4
#DDE1F8

Shades

#2844D2
#223BB4
#1C2F92
#162674
#101A51
#0A1133

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4760DC.

How #4760DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4760DC
Protanopia#5C5CDC
Protanomaly#555EDC
Deuteranopia#5959DC
Deuteranomaly#525CDC
Tritanopia#007979
Tritanomaly#2470AA
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4760DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4760dc: #4760DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4760DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4760dc': '#4760DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.376, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4760dc">#4760DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4760DC"

More Blue Colors

#4760DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4760DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4760DC?

#4760DC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(71, 96, 220) in RGB and hsl(230, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #4760DC?

#4760DC is rgb(71, 96, 220) — red 71, green 96, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4760DC?

#4760DC converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 56%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4760DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4760DC scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4760DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4760DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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