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Colour

#4A5660

  • #4A5660
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A5660 is a blue with RGB values 74, 86, 96 and HSL 207°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A5660#4A5660
HEX#4A5660
RGBrgb(74, 86, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3373, 0.3765
RGB percentages29%, 33.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(207.3, 12.9%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 22.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,871,776
CSS custom property--colour: #4A5660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B5A99F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525661no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F5360no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#445859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dim grey · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Teal · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60544A
Analogous#4A605F, #4A4B60
Triadic#604A56, #56604A
Split complementary#604A4B, #605F4A
Tetradic#5F4A60, #60544A, #4B604A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BCC4
Lighter +30%#95A3AE
Lighter +20%#798997
Lighter +10%#60707D
Darker −10%#343C43
Darker −20%#1E2226
Darker −30%#07090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#355875
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R74
G86
B96
Red74 (29%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)12.94%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 56 · B 60

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