Colour

#4A597D

#4A597D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A597D is a blue with RGB values 74, 89, 125 and HSL 222°, 26%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A597D

RGBrgb(74, 89, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.349, 0.4902

RGB percentages29%, 34.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(222.4, 25.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 40.8%, 49%)

CMYK40.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,872,573

CSS custom property--colour: #4A597D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B5A682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5C7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#48577Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3A6066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Gray · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D6E4A

Analogous#4A737D, #554A7D

Triadic#7D4A59, #597D4A

Split complementary#7D554A, #727D4A

Tetradic#7D4A73, #7D6E4A, #4A7D55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC4D7

Lighter +30%#9CA8C4

Lighter +20%#7C8BB1

Lighter +10%#5D709D

Darker −10%#37425D

Darker −20%#242B3D

Darker −30%#11151D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#314F96

Less saturated −25%#636364

Channel breakdown

R74

G89

B125

Red74 (29%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)25.63%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 59 · B 7D

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