Colour

#4A5777

#4A5777
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4A5777 is a blue with RGB values 74, 87, 119 and HSL 223°, 23%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A5777

RGBrgb(74, 87, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3412, 0.4667

RGB percentages29%, 34.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(222.7, 23.3%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 37.8%, 46.7%)

CMYK37.8%, 26.9%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,872,055

CSS custom property--colour: #4A5777;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B5A888

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5A78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#485676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3C5D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#776A4A

Analogous#4A6D77, #544A77

Triadic#774A57, #57774A

Split complementary#77544A, #6D774A

Tetradic#774A6D, #776A4A, #4A7754

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9C1D4

Lighter +30%#9AA5C0

Lighter +20%#7A89AD

Lighter +10%#5E6E96

Darker −10%#364058

Darker −20%#232938

Darker −30%#0F1219

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#324D8F

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R74

G87

B119

Red74 (29%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue222.67°

Saturation (HSL)23.32%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 57 · B 77

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