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Recognised as Colour

#49555F

  • #49555F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49555F is a blue with RGB values 73, 85, 95 and HSL 207°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#49555F#49555F
HEX#49555F
RGBrgb(73, 85, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3333, 0.3725
RGB percentages28.6%, 33.3%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(207.3, 13.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 23.2%, 37.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,805,983
CSS custom property--colour: #49555F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#B6AAA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E525Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#435758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Teal · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F5349
Analogous#495F5E, #494A5F
Triadic#5F4955, #555F49
Split complementary#5F494A, #5F5E49
Tetradic#5E495F, #5F5349, #4A5F49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1BBC3
Lighter +30%#94A2AD
Lighter +20%#778897
Lighter +10%#5F6F7C
Darker −10%#333B42
Darker −20%#1D2125
Darker −30%#070808
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#345774
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R73
G85
B95
Red73 (28.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)13.1%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 55 · B 5F

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