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Recognised as Colour

#49689D

  • #49689D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#49689D is a blue with RGB values 73, 104, 157 and HSL 218°, 37%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#49689D#49689D
HEX#49689D
RGBrgb(73, 104, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4078, 0.6157
RGB percentages28.6%, 40.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(217.9, 36.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 53.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK53.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,810,909
CSS custom property--colour: #49689D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B69762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#49649Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1E747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Dim grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7E49
Analogous#49929D, #54499D
Triadic#9D4968, #689D49
Split complementary#9D5449, #929D49
Tetradic#9D4992, #9D7E49, #499D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD5E7
Lighter +30%#A8B9D7
Lighter +20%#859DC7
Lighter +10%#6382B6
Darker −10%#39517A
Darker −20%#293A57
Darker −30%#182335
Darker −40%#080C12
More saturated +25%#2C60BA
Less saturated −25%#667080

Channel breakdown

R73
G104
B157
Red73 (28.6%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue217.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.52%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 68 · B 9D

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