Recognised as Colour

#4A5274

#4A5274
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4A5274 is a blue with RGB values 74, 82, 116 and HSL 229°, 22%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A5274

RGBrgb(74, 82, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3216, 0.4549

RGB percentages29%, 32.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(228.6, 22.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 36.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK36.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,870,772

CSS custom property--colour: #4A5274;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B5AD8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475575no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#445273no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3E595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Gray · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#746C4A

Analogous#4A6774, #574A74

Triadic#744A52, #52744A

Split complementary#74574A, #67744A

Tetradic#744A67, #746C4A, #4A7457

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8BDD2

Lighter +30%#99A0BE

Lighter +20%#7A83AA

Lighter +10%#5E6893

Darker −10%#363C55

Darker −20%#222636

Darker −30%#0E1017

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#32438C

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R74

G82

B116

Red74 (29%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue228.57°

Saturation (HSL)22.11%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 52 · B 74

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