Recognised as Colour

#494D74

#494D74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#494D74 is a blue with RGB values 73, 77, 116 and HSL 234°, 23%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#494D74

RGBrgb(73, 77, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.302, 0.4549

RGB percentages28.6%, 30.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(234.4, 22.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 37.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK37.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,956

CSS custom property--colour: #494D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#B6B28B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#415176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4E73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3D545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#747049

Analogous#496274, #5B4974

Triadic#74494D, #4D7449

Split complementary#745B49, #627449

Tetradic#744962, #747049, #49745B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7BAD2

Lighter +30%#989BBE

Lighter +20%#797DAA

Lighter +10%#5D6293

Darker −10%#353855

Darker −20%#222335

Darker −30%#0E0F16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#313A8C

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R73

G77

B116

Red73 (28.6%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue234.42°

Saturation (HSL)22.75%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4D · B 74

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Colour values

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