Recognised as Colour

#4A6292

#4A6292
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A6292 is a blue with RGB values 74, 98, 146 and HSL 220°, 33%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A6292

RGBrgb(74, 98, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3843, 0.5725

RGB percentages29%, 38.4%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(220, 32.7%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 49.3%, 57.3%)

CMYK49.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,874,898

CSS custom property--colour: #4A6292;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B59D6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#485F91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C6C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#927A4A

Analogous#4A8692, #564A92

Triadic#924A62, #62924A

Split complementary#92564A, #86924A

Tetradic#924A86, #927A4A, #4A9256

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6CFE2

Lighter +30%#A4B3D1

Lighter +20%#8297C0

Lighter +10%#607AAF

Darker −10%#394B70

Darker −20%#28354E

Darker −30%#171E2C

Darker −40%#05070B

More saturated +25%#2F59AE

Less saturated −25%#666B76

Channel breakdown

R74

G98

B146

Red74 (29%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)32.73%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 62 · B 92

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