Colour

#49506B

#49506B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#49506B is a blue with RGB values 73, 80, 107 and HSL 228°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#49506B#49506B

HEX#49506B

RGBrgb(73, 80, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3137, 0.4196

RGB percentages28.6%, 31.4%, 42%

HSLhsl(227.6, 18.9%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 31.8%, 42%)

CMYK31.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,804,715

CSS custom property--colour: #49506B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B6AF94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48526Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#45506Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#405559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6449

Analogous#49616B, #53496B

Triadic#6B4950, #506B49

Split complementary#6B5349, #616B49

Tetradic#6B4961, #6B6449, #496B53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B9CC

Lighter +30%#969DB7

Lighter +20%#7780A3

Lighter +10%#5E6789

Darker −10%#34394D

Darker −20%#20232E

Darker −30%#0B0C10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#324382

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R73

G80

B107

Red73 (28.6%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue227.65°

Saturation (HSL)18.89%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 50 · B 6B

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Colour values

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