Colour

#4A4858

#4A4858
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4A4858 is a blue with RGB values 74, 72, 88 and HSL 248°, 10%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A4858

RGBrgb(74, 72, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2824, 0.3451

RGB percentages29%, 28.2%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(247.5, 10%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 18.2%, 34.5%)

CMYK15.9%, 18.2%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,868,184

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4858;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B5B7A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#454958no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#474A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Steel blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#565848

Analogous#484E58, #524858

Triadic#584A48, #48584A

Split complementary#585248, #4E5848

Tetradic#58484E, #565848, #485852

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1AFBD

Lighter +30%#9593A6

Lighter +20%#7A778F

Lighter +10%#625F74

Darker −10%#32313C

Darker −20%#1B1A20

Darker −30%#030304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B346C

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R74

G72

B88

Red74 (29%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue247.5°

Saturation (HSL)10%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 48 · B 58

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