Colour

#49546D

#49546D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#49546D is a blue with RGB values 73, 84, 109 and HSL 222°, 20%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#49546D

RGBrgb(73, 84, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3294, 0.4275

RGB percentages28.6%, 32.9%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(221.7, 19.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 33%, 42.7%)

CMYK33%, 22.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,805,741

CSS custom property--colour: #49546D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B6AB92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C566Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#49536Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3F595Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Gray · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6249

Analogous#49666D, #50496D

Triadic#6D4954, #546D49

Split complementary#6D5049, #666D49

Tetradic#6D4966, #6D6249, #496D50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BCCD

Lighter +30%#96A1B9

Lighter +20%#7885A4

Lighter +10%#5D6C8C

Darker −10%#353C4E

Darker −20%#202530

Darker −30%#0C0D11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#324B84

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R73

G84

B109

Red73 (28.6%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)19.78%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 54 · B 6D

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Colour values

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