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Colour

#4A5165

  • #4A5165
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A5165 is a blue with RGB values 74, 81, 101 and HSL 224°, 15%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A5165#4A5165
HEX#4A5165
RGBrgb(74, 81, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3176, 0.3961
RGB percentages29%, 31.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(224.4, 15.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 26.7%, 39.6%)
CMYK26.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,870,501
CSS custom property--colour: #4A5165;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B5AE9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5366no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#495065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#435558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#655E4A
Analogous#4A5E65, #514A65
Triadic#654A51, #51654A
Split complementary#65514A, #5E654A
Tetradic#654A5E, #655E4A, #4A6551

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B9C8
Lighter +30%#969DB2
Lighter +20%#79829C
Lighter +10%#606982
Darker −10%#343948
Darker −20%#1F222A
Darker −30%#090A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34467B
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R74
G81
B101
Red74 (29%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)15.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 51 · B 65

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