Colour

#4A64A2

#4A64A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A64A2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 100, 162 and HSL 222°, 37%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A64A2

RGBrgb(74, 100, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3922, 0.6353

RGB percentages29%, 39.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(222.3, 37.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 54.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK54.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,875,426

CSS custom property--colour: #4A64A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B59B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4162A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#1C717Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2884A

Analogous#4A90A2, #5C4AA2

Triadic#A24A64, #64A24A

Split complementary#A25C4A, #90A24A

Tetradic#A24A90, #A2884A, #4AA25C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD7E9

Lighter +30%#ACB9D9

Lighter +20%#899CC9

Lighter +10%#667EB9

Darker −10%#3A4E7F

Darker −20%#2A395C

Darker −30%#1A2339

Darker −40%#0A0E16

More saturated +25%#2D58BF

Less saturated −25%#687084

Channel breakdown

R74

G100

B162

Red74 (29%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue222.27°

Saturation (HSL)37.29%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 64 · B A2

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