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#4C7CDC Color

#4C7CDC is rgb(76, 124, 220) in RGB, hsl(220, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 44%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Blue (#446CCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C7CDC
HEX#4C7CDC
RGBrgb(76, 124, 220)
HSLhsl(220, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(220, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 44%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.155 262.6)
LABlab(52.28% 7.24 -55.02)
LCHlch(52.28% 55.49 277.49)

What #4C7CDC 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 #4C7CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Han Blue#446CCFΔE 6.97Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 7.2Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 8.36Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 8.62True Blue#0073CFΔE 8.84Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.59

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

#4C7CDC Channel Values

How #4C7CDC 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 76 · G 124 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.02:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4C7CDC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4C7CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4C7CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C7CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4C7CDC
Complementary
#DCAC4C
Analogous
#4CC4DC
Analogous
#644CDC
Triadic
#DC4C7C
Triadic
#7CDC4C
Split comp.
#DC644C
Split comp.
#C4DC4C

Tints & Shades of #4C7CDC

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

#668FE1
#7B9EE5
#95B1EA
#AEC4EF
#C8D6F4
#DDE6F8

Shades

#2A63D5
#2455B7
#1D4595
#173573
#102651
#0A1833

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4C7CDC.

How #4C7CDC 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#4C7CDC
Protanopia#7575DC
Protanomaly#6778DC
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#6374DC
Tritanopia#148D8D
Tritanomaly#3387B2
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4C7CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4c7cdc: #4C7CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C7CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c7cdc': '#4C7CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.486, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4c7cdc">#4C7CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4C7CDC"

More Blue Colors

#4C7CDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4C7CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C7CDC?

#4C7CDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(76, 124, 220) in RGB and hsl(220, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Blue (#446CCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #4C7CDC?

#4C7CDC is rgb(76, 124, 220) — red 76, green 124, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C7CDC?

#4C7CDC converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 44%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C7CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4C7CDC scores 4.02:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4C7CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C7CDC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 11, which is visibly different.

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