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Colour

#49608F

  • #49608F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#49608F is a blue with RGB values 73, 96, 143 and HSL 220°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#49608F#49608F
HEX#49608F
RGBrgb(73, 96, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3765, 0.5608
RGB percentages28.6%, 37.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(220.3, 32.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 49%, 56.1%)
CMYK49%, 32.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,847
CSS custom property--colour: #49608F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#B69F70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6491no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#475D8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C6A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F7849
Analogous#49838F, #55498F
Triadic#8F4960, #608F49
Split complementary#8F5549, #838F49
Tetradic#8F4983, #8F7849, #498F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CDE1
Lighter +30%#A2B1CF
Lighter +20%#8094BE
Lighter +10%#5E78AD
Darker −10%#38496D
Darker −20%#27334B
Darker −30%#151C2A
Darker −40%#040508
More saturated +25%#2E57AA
Less saturated −25%#646974

Channel breakdown

R73
G96
B143
Red73 (28.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 60 · B 8F

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