Recognised as Colour

#49658F

#49658F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#49658F is a blue with RGB values 73, 101, 143 and HSL 216°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#49658F#49658F

HEX#49658F

RGBrgb(73, 101, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3961, 0.5608

RGB percentages28.6%, 39.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(216, 32.4%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 49%, 56.1%)

CMYK49%, 29.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,810,127

CSS custom property--colour: #49658F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B69A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D618Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2B6E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Gray · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F7349

Analogous#49888F, #50498F

Triadic#8F4965, #658F49

Split complementary#8F5049, #888F49

Tetradic#8F4988, #8F7349, #498F50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3CFE1

Lighter +30%#A2B4CF

Lighter +20%#8099BE

Lighter +10%#5E7EAD

Darker −10%#384D6D

Darker −20%#27354B

Darker −30%#151D2A

Darker −40%#040608

More saturated +25%#2E60AA

Less saturated −25%#646A74

Channel breakdown

R73

G101

B143

Red73 (28.6%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)32.41%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 65 · B 8F

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Colour values

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