Colour

#4A7688

#4A7688
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4A7688 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 118, 136 and HSL 197°, 30%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A7688

RGBrgb(74, 118, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4627, 0.5333

RGB percentages29%, 46.3%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(197.4, 29.5%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 45.6%, 53.3%)

CMYK45.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,880,008

CSS custom property--colour: #4A7688;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#B58977

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7489no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#636D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2F7B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.4 Gray · ΔE 18.8 Steel blue · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#885C4A

Analogous#4A887B, #4A5788

Triadic#884A76, #76884A

Split complementary#884A57, #887B4A

Tetradic#7B4A88, #885C4A, #57884A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1D5DD

Lighter +30%#A0BFCB

Lighter +20%#7FA8B9

Lighter +10%#5E92A7

Darker −10%#385967

Darker −20%#263D46

Darker −30%#142025

Darker −40%#020304

More saturated +25%#3081A2

Less saturated −25%#646B6E

Channel breakdown

R74

G118

B136

Red74 (29%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue197.42°

Saturation (HSL)29.52%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 76 · B 88

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