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Colour

#4A6393

  • #4A6393
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4A6393 is a blue with RGB values 74, 99, 147 and HSL 219°, 33%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4A6393#4A6393
HEX#4A6393
RGBrgb(74, 99, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3882, 0.5765
RGB percentages29%, 38.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(219.5, 33%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 49.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK49.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,875,155
CSS custom property--colour: #4A6393;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B59C6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#496092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#937A4A
Analogous#4A8793, #564A93
Triadic#934A63, #63934A
Split complementary#93564A, #88934A
Tetradic#934A88, #937A4A, #4A9356

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D0E3
Lighter +30%#A5B4D1
Lighter +20%#8398C0
Lighter +10%#617CAF
Darker −10%#394C71
Darker −20%#28354F
Darker −30%#171E2D
Darker −40%#06080B
More saturated +25%#2E5AAF
Less saturated −25%#666C77

Channel breakdown

R74
G99
B147
Red74 (29%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue219.45°
Saturation (HSL)33.03%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 63 · B 93

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