Colour

#49587B

#49587B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#49587B is a blue with RGB values 73, 88, 123 and HSL 222°, 26%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#49587B

RGBrgb(73, 88, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3451, 0.4824

RGB percentages28.6%, 34.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(222, 25.5%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 40.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK40.7%, 28.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,806,779

CSS custom property--colour: #49587B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B6A784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5B7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#47567Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#395F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B6C49

Analogous#49717B, #53497B

Triadic#7B4958, #587B49

Split complementary#7B5349, #717B49

Tetradic#7B4971, #7B6C49, #497B53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAC2D6

Lighter +30%#9AA6C3

Lighter +20%#7A8AB0

Lighter +10%#5C6F9B

Darker −10%#36415B

Darker −20%#232A3B

Darker −30%#10131B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#304E93

Less saturated −25%#626263

Channel breakdown

R73

G88

B123

Red73 (28.6%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)25.51%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 58 · B 7B

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Colour values

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