Colour

#4A659A

#4A659A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4A659A is a blue with RGB values 74, 101, 154 and HSL 220°, 35%, 45%. 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#4A659A

RGBrgb(74, 101, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3961, 0.6039

RGB percentages29%, 39.6%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(219.8, 35.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK51.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,875,674

CSS custom property--colour: #4A659A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B59A65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50699Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#476299no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#257078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A7F4A

Analogous#4A8D9A, #574A9A

Triadic#9A4A65, #659A4A

Split complementary#9A574A, #8D9A4A

Tetradic#9A4A8D, #9A7F4A, #4A9A57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD4E6

Lighter +30%#A8B7D5

Lighter +20%#859BC5

Lighter +10%#637EB4

Darker −10%#394E78

Darker −20%#293855

Darker −30%#182133

Darker −40%#080B10

More saturated +25%#2D5CB6

Less saturated −25%#676E7E

Channel breakdown

R74

G101

B154

Red74 (29%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue219.75°

Saturation (HSL)35.09%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 65 · B 9A

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