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Recognised as Colour

#4A7E98

  • #4A7E98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4A7E98 is a blue with RGB values 74, 126, 152 and HSL 200°, 35%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4A7E98#4A7E98
HEX#4A7E98
RGBrgb(74, 126, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4941, 0.5961
RGB percentages29%, 49.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(200, 34.5%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 51.3%, 59.6%)
CMYK51.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,072
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B58167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#667498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1F8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 22Teal · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98644A
Analogous#4A988B, #4A5798
Triadic#984A7E, #7E984A
Split complementary#984A57, #988B4A
Tetradic#8B4A98, #98644A, #57984A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9DCE5
Lighter +30%#A7C5D4
Lighter +20%#85AEC3
Lighter +10%#6298B3
Darker −10%#396276
Darker −20%#294553
Darker −30%#182931
Darker −40%#070C0F
More saturated +25%#2E87B4
Less saturated −25%#66757C

Channel breakdown

R74
G126
B152
Red74 (29%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)34.51%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7E · B 98

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