Recognised as Colour

#4A718A

#4A718A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4A718A is a blue with RGB values 74, 113, 138 and HSL 203°, 30%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A718A

RGBrgb(74, 113, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4431, 0.5412

RGB percentages29%, 44.3%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(203.4, 30.2%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 46.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK46.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,878,730

CSS custom property--colour: #4A718A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B58E75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66708Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D698Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2E7779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 13 Steel blue · ΔE 15.9 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A634A

Analogous#4A8A83, #4A518A

Triadic#8A4A71, #718A4A

Split complementary#8A4A51, #8A834A

Tetradic#834A8A, #8A634A, #518A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2D3DE

Lighter +30%#A1BBCC

Lighter +20%#7FA3BB

Lighter +10%#5E8CA9

Darker −10%#385669

Darker −20%#263B48

Darker −30%#151F26

Darker −40%#030405

More saturated +25%#3077A4

Less saturated −25%#656B6F

Channel breakdown

R74

G113

B138

Red74 (29%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue203.44°

Saturation (HSL)30.19%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 71 · B 8A

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