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Recognised as Colour

#4A505D

  • #4A505D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A505D is a blue with RGB values 74, 80, 93 and HSL 221°, 11%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A505D#4A505D
HEX#4A505D
RGBrgb(74, 80, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3137, 0.3647
RGB percentages29%, 31.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(221.1, 11.4%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 20.4%, 36.5%)
CMYK20.4%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,870,237
CSS custom property--colour: #4A505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B5AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C515Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#455354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Gray · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D574A
Analogous#4A595D, #4E4A5D
Triadic#5D4A50, #505D4A
Split complementary#5D4E4A, #595D4A
Tetradic#5D4A59, #5D574A, #4A5D4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B7C1
Lighter +30%#959CAB
Lighter +20%#798194
Lighter +10%#616879
Darker −10%#333841
Darker −20%#1D1F24
Darker −30%#060708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#354872
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R74
G80
B93
Red74 (29%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)11.38%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 50 · B 5D

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