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Recognised as Colour

#494D67

  • #494D67
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#494D67 is a blue with RGB values 73, 77, 103 and HSL 232°, 17%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#494D67#494D67
HEX#494D67
RGBrgb(73, 77, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.302, 0.4039
RGB percentages28.6%, 30.2%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(232, 17%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 29.1%, 40.4%)
CMYK29.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,803,943
CSS custom property--colour: #494D67;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B6B298

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#465068no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#444D66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#425256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Gray · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676349
Analogous#495C67, #544967
Triadic#67494D, #4D6749
Split complementary#675449, #5C6749
Tetradic#67495C, #676349, #496754

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B6C9
Lighter +30%#9599B4
Lighter +20%#777C9F
Lighter +10%#5E6385
Darker −10%#343749
Darker −20%#1F202B
Darker −30%#0A0A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#333D7D
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R73
G77
B103
Red73 (28.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)17.05%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4D · B 67

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