Colour

#4A577E

#4A577E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A577E is a blue with RGB values 74, 87, 126 and HSL 225°, 26%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A577E

RGBrgb(74, 87, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3412, 0.4941

RGB percentages29%, 34.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(225, 26%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 41.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK41.3%, 31%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,872,062

CSS custom property--colour: #4A577E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B5A881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5B80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#45567Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#395F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E714A

Analogous#4A717E, #574A7E

Triadic#7E4A57, #577E4A

Split complementary#7E574A, #717E4A

Tetradic#7E4A71, #7E714A, #4A7E57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC3D8

Lighter +30%#9CA6C5

Lighter +20%#7C89B2

Lighter +10%#5D6D9E

Darker −10%#37415E

Darker −20%#242B3E

Darker −30%#11141E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#314B97

Less saturated −25%#636465

Channel breakdown

R74

G87

B126

Red74 (29%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)26%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 57 · B 7E

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