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Recognised as Colour

#4A565D

  • #4A565D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A565D is a blue with RGB values 74, 86, 93 and HSL 202°, 11%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A565D#4A565D
HEX#4A565D
RGBrgb(74, 86, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3373, 0.3647
RGB percentages29%, 33.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(202.1, 11.4%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 20.4%, 36.5%)
CMYK20.4%, 7.5%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,871,773
CSS custom property--colour: #4A565D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B5A9A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53555Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#50535Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#455858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10Dim grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Teal · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D514A
Analogous#4A5D5B, #4A4C5D
Triadic#5D4A56, #565D4A
Split complementary#5D4A4C, #5D5A4A
Tetradic#5A4A5D, #5D514A, #4C5D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BCC1
Lighter +30%#95A3AB
Lighter +20%#798A94
Lighter +10%#617079
Darker −10%#333C41
Darker −20%#1D2124
Darker −30%#060708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#355B72
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R74
G86
B93
Red74 (29%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue202.11°
Saturation (HSL)11.38%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 56 · B 5D

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