Colour

#4A5EB2

#4A5EB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A5EB2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 94, 178 and HSL 228°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A5EB2

RGBrgb(74, 94, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3686, 0.698

RGB percentages29%, 36.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(228.5, 41.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 58.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK58.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,873,906

CSS custom property--colour: #4A5EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B5A14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3669B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#275FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8 Royal blue · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B29E4A

Analogous#4A92B2, #6A4AB2

Triadic#B24A5E, #5EB24A

Split complementary#B26A4A, #92B24A

Tetradic#B24A92, #B29E4A, #4AB26A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DDEF

Lighter +30%#B5BDE0

Lighter +20%#919DD1

Lighter +10%#6D7DC2

Darker −10%#3B4B8E

Darker −20%#2C386A

Darker −30%#1D2546

Darker −40%#0E1222

More saturated +25%#2B4BD2

Less saturated −25%#6A7193

Channel breakdown

R74

G94

B178

Red74 (29%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue228.46°

Saturation (HSL)41.27%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 5E · B B2

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