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Colour

#4A546C

  • #4A546C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A546C is a blue with RGB values 74, 84, 108 and HSL 222°, 19%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A546C#4A546C
HEX#4A546C
RGBrgb(74, 84, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3294, 0.4235
RGB percentages29%, 32.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(222.4, 18.7%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 31.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK31.5%, 22.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,871,276
CSS custom property--colour: #4A546C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B5AB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C566Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#49536Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#41595Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C624A
Analogous#4A656C, #514A6C
Triadic#6C4A54, #546C4A
Split complementary#6C514A, #656C4A
Tetradic#6C4A65, #6C624A, #4A6C51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BCCD
Lighter +30%#97A1B8
Lighter +20%#7985A3
Lighter +10%#5F6C8A
Darker −10%#353C4E
Darker −20%#21252F
Darker −30%#0C0D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#334B83
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R74
G84
B108
Red74 (29%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)18.68%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 54 · B 6C

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