Colour

#4A526B

#4A526B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4A526B is a blue with RGB values 74, 82, 107 and HSL 225°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A526B

RGBrgb(74, 82, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3216, 0.4196

RGB percentages29%, 32.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(225.5, 18.2%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 30.8%, 42%)

CMYK30.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,870,763

CSS custom property--colour: #4A526B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B5AD94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A546Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#48516Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#41575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B634A

Analogous#4A626B, #534A6B

Triadic#6B4A52, #526B4A

Split complementary#6B524A, #636B4A

Tetradic#6B4A62, #6B634A, #4A6B52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BBCC

Lighter +30%#979FB7

Lighter +20%#7983A2

Lighter +10%#5F6989

Darker −10%#353B4D

Darker −20%#20242F

Darker −30%#0B0D11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#334682

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R74

G82

B107

Red74 (29%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue225.45°

Saturation (HSL)18.23%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 52 · B 6B

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Colour values

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