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Colour

#494F62

  • #494F62
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#494F62 is a blue with RGB values 73, 79, 98 and HSL 226°, 15%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#494F62#494F62
HEX#494F62
RGBrgb(73, 79, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3098, 0.3843
RGB percentages28.6%, 31%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(225.6, 14.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 25.5%, 38.4%)
CMYK25.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,450
CSS custom property--colour: #494F62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0789WCAG 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 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B6B09D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495063no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#484E62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#435355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Gray · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#625C49
Analogous#495C62, #504962
Triadic#62494F, #4F6249
Split complementary#625049, #5B6249
Tetradic#62495B, #625C49, #496250

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B6C5
Lighter +30%#949BB0
Lighter +20%#777F9A
Lighter +10%#5F677F
Darker −10%#333745
Darker −20%#1D2028
Darker −30%#08080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#344477
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R73
G79
B98
Red73 (28.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)14.62%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4F · B 62

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