Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#4A4460

  • #4A4460
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A4460 is a blue with RGB values 74, 68, 96 and HSL 253°, 17%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A4460#4A4460
HEX#4A4460
RGBrgb(74, 68, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2667, 0.3765
RGB percentages29%, 26.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(252.9, 17.1%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 29.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,867,168
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B5BB9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4861no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E475Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#46484Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6044
Analogous#444C60, #584460
Triadic#604A44, #44604A
Split complementary#605844, #4C6044
Tetradic#60444C, #5A6044, #446058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1ACC4
Lighter +30%#958EAF
Lighter +20%#79709A
Lighter +10%#61597E
Darker −10%#332F42
Darker −20%#1C1A24
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E2F74
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R74
G68
B96
Red74 (29%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 44 · B 60

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4a4460” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.