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Recognised as Colour

#49678F

  • #49678F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#49678F is a blue with RGB values 73, 103, 143 and HSL 214°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#49678F#49678F
HEX#49678F
RGBrgb(73, 103, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4039, 0.5608
RGB percentages28.6%, 40.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(214.3, 32.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 49%, 56.1%)
CMYK49%, 28%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,810,639
CSS custom property--colour: #49678F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B69870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F628Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B7075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 25.4Gray · ΔE 27.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F7149
Analogous#498A8F, #4E498F
Triadic#8F4967, #678F49
Split complementary#8F4E49, #8A8F49
Tetradic#8F498A, #8F7149, #498F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D0E1
Lighter +30%#A2B5CF
Lighter +20%#809BBE
Lighter +10%#5E80AD
Darker −10%#384F6D
Darker −20%#27364B
Darker −30%#151E2A
Darker −40%#040608
More saturated +25%#2E63AA
Less saturated −25%#646B74

Channel breakdown

R73
G103
B143
Red73 (28.6%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 67 · B 8F

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