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Recognised as Colour

#4A809B

  • #4A809B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4A809B is a blue with RGB values 74, 128, 155 and HSL 200°, 35%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4A809B#4A809B
HEX#4A809B
RGBrgb(74, 128, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.502, 0.6078
RGB percentages29%, 50.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(200, 35.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 52.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK52.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,587
CSS custom property--colour: #4A809B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B57F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737E9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#67769Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1B8789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Teal · ΔE 22.2Gray · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B654A
Analogous#4A9B8E, #4A579B
Triadic#9B4A80, #809B4A
Split complementary#9B4A58, #9B8D4A
Tetradic#8D4A9B, #9B654A, #589B4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDDE6
Lighter +30%#A8C7D6
Lighter +20%#86B0C5
Lighter +10%#639AB5
Darker −10%#3A6378
Darker −20%#294756
Darker −30%#192A33
Darker −40%#080E11
More saturated +25%#2D8AB8
Less saturated −25%#67767E

Channel breakdown

R74
G128
B155
Red74 (29%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)35.37%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 80 · B 9B

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