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Recognised as Colour

#49616F

  • #49616F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49616F is a blue with RGB values 73, 97, 111 and HSL 202°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#49616F#49616F
HEX#49616F
RGBrgb(73, 97, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3804, 0.4353
RGB percentages28.6%, 38%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(202.1, 20.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 34.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK34.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,809,071
CSS custom property--colour: #49616F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B69E90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A6070no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#555C6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D6565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F5749
Analogous#496F6A, #494E6F
Triadic#6F4961, #616F49
Split complementary#6F494E, #6F6A49
Tetradic#6A496F, #6F5749, #4E6F49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5C5CF
Lighter +30%#97ADBA
Lighter +20%#7895A6
Lighter +10%#5D7C8E
Darker −10%#354650
Darker −20%#212B31
Darker −30%#0C1013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#326786
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R73
G97
B111
Red73 (28.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue202.11°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 61 · B 6F

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