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Recognised as Colour

#494E6F

  • #494E6F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#494E6F is a blue with RGB values 73, 78, 111 and HSL 232°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#494E6F#494E6F
HEX#494E6F
RGBrgb(73, 78, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3059, 0.4353
RGB percentages28.6%, 30.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(232.1, 20.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 34.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK34.2%, 29.7%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,207
CSS custom property--colour: #494E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B6B190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#424F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3F545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6A49
Analogous#49616F, #57496F
Triadic#6F494E, #4E6F49
Split complementary#6F5749, #616F49
Tetradic#6F4961, #6F6A49, #496F57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B9CF
Lighter +30%#979BBA
Lighter +20%#787EA6
Lighter +10%#5D648E
Darker −10%#353850
Darker −20%#212331
Darker −30%#0C0D13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323D86
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R73
G78
B111
Red73 (28.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4E · B 6F

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