Colour

#4B525E

#4B525E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4B525E is a blue with RGB values 75, 82, 94 and HSL 218°, 11%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B525E

RGBrgb(75, 82, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3216, 0.3686

RGB percentages29.4%, 32.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(217.9, 11.2%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 20.2%, 36.9%)

CMYK20.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,936,286

CSS custom property--colour: #4B525E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B4ADA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E535Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C515Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#465456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E574B

Analogous#4B5C5E, #4E4B5E

Triadic#5E4B52, #525E4B

Split complementary#5E4E4B, #5C5E4B

Tetradic#5E4B5C, #5E574B, #4B5E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3B8C2

Lighter +30%#969EAC

Lighter +20%#7A8495

Lighter +10%#626B7A

Darker −10%#343942

Darker −20%#1E2125

Darker −30%#070809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364C73

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R75

G82

B94

Red75 (29.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue217.89°

Saturation (HSL)11.24%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 52 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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