Colour

#4A5060

#4A5060
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4A5060 is a blue with RGB values 74, 80, 96 and HSL 224°, 13%, 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

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HEX#4A5060

RGBrgb(74, 80, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3137, 0.3765

RGB percentages29%, 31.4%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(223.6, 12.9%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 22.9%, 37.6%)

CMYK22.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,870,240

CSS custom property--colour: #4A5060;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B5AF9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5161no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#494F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#455355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Gray · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Steel blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#605A4A

Analogous#4A5B60, #4F4A60

Triadic#604A50, #50604A

Split complementary#604F4A, #5B604A

Tetradic#604A5B, #605A4A, #4A604F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2B7C4

Lighter +30%#959CAE

Lighter +20%#798197

Lighter +10%#60687D

Darker −10%#343843

Darker −20%#1E2026

Darker −30%#07080A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#354675

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R74

G80

B96

Red74 (29%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)12.94%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 50 · B 60

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Colour values

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