Colour

#494D58

#494D58
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494D58 is a blue with RGB values 73, 77, 88 and HSL 224°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#494D58

RGBrgb(73, 77, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.302, 0.3451

RGB percentages28.6%, 30.2%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(224, 9.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 17%, 34.5%)

CMYK17%, 12.5%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,928

CSS custom property--colour: #494D58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B6B2A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4E59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#494C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#464F51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#585449

Analogous#495558, #4D4958

Triadic#58494D, #4D5849

Split complementary#584D49, #555849

Tetradic#584955, #585449, #49584D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B3BD

Lighter +30%#9499A6

Lighter +20%#787E8F

Lighter +10%#606574

Darker −10%#32353C

Darker −20%#1B1C20

Darker −30%#040404

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35446C

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R73

G77

B88

Red73 (28.6%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)9.32%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4D · B 58

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