Recognised as Colour

#494B71

#494B71
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#494B71 is a blue with RGB values 73, 75, 113 and HSL 237°, 22%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#494B71

RGBrgb(73, 75, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2941, 0.4431

RGB percentages28.6%, 29.4%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(237, 21.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237, 35.4%, 44.3%)

CMYK35.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,441

CSS custom property--colour: #494B71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B6B48E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F5073no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3E5259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#716F49

Analogous#495F71, #5B4971

Triadic#71494B, #4B7149

Split complementary#715B49, #5F7149

Tetradic#71495F, #716F49, #49715B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6B7D0

Lighter +30%#9799BC

Lighter +20%#787BA8

Lighter +10%#5D6090

Darker −10%#353652

Darker −20%#212233

Darker −30%#0D0D14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#323688

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R73

G75

B113

Red73 (28.6%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue237°

Saturation (HSL)21.51%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4B · B 71

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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