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Recognised as Colour

#4A4869

  • #4A4869
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A4869 is a blue with RGB values 74, 72, 105 and HSL 244°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A4869#4A4869
HEX#4A4869
RGBrgb(74, 72, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2824, 0.4118
RGB percentages29%, 28.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(243.6, 18.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 31.4%, 41.2%)
CMYK29.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,868,201
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B5B796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4B68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#434E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676948
Analogous#485769, #5A4869
Triadic#694A48, #48694A
Split complementary#695A48, #576948
Tetradic#694857, #676948, #48695A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B2CB
Lighter +30%#9694B6
Lighter +20%#7976A1
Lighter +10%#5F5D87
Darker −10%#35334B
Darker −20%#1F1F2C
Darker −30%#0A0A0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#37327F
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R74
G72
B105
Red74 (29%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue243.64°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 48 · B 69

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