Colour

#4B4E59

#4B4E59
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4B4E59 is a blue with RGB values 75, 78, 89 and HSL 227°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B4E59

RGBrgb(75, 78, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3059, 0.349

RGB percentages29.4%, 30.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(227.1, 8.5%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 15.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK15.7%, 12.4%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,935,257

CSS custom property--colour: #4B4E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B4B1A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4E59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#485052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59564B

Analogous#4B5559, #4F4B59

Triadic#594B4E, #4E594B

Split complementary#594F4B, #55594B

Tetradic#594B55, #59564B, #4B594F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2B5BE

Lighter +30%#969AA7

Lighter +20%#7B7F8F

Lighter +10%#626675

Darker −10%#34363D

Darker −20%#1C1D22

Darker −30%#050506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37426D

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R75

G78

B89

Red75 (29.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)8.54%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 4E · B 59

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Colour values

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