Recognised as Colour

#49527F

#49527F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#49527F is a blue with RGB values 73, 82, 127 and HSL 230°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#49527F

RGBrgb(73, 82, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3216, 0.498

RGB percentages28.6%, 32.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(230, 27%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 42.5%, 49.8%)

CMYK42.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,805,247

CSS custom property--colour: #49527F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B6AD80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#435781no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E537Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#385B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7649

Analogous#496D7F, #5B497F

Triadic#7F4952, #527F49

Split complementary#7F5B49, #6D7F49

Tetradic#7F496D, #7F7649, #497F5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC0D8

Lighter +30%#9BA2C6

Lighter +20%#7B84B3

Lighter +10%#5C679F

Darker −10%#363D5F

Darker −20%#24283E

Darker −30%#11131E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#304198

Less saturated −25%#626366

Channel breakdown

R73

G82

B127

Red73 (28.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)27%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 52 · B 7F

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Colour values

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