Recognised as Colour

#4B5773

#4B5773
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4B5773 is a blue with RGB values 75, 87, 115 and HSL 222°, 21%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B5773

RGBrgb(75, 87, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3412, 0.451

RGB percentages29.4%, 34.1%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(222, 21.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 34.8%, 45.1%)

CMYK34.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,937,587

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5773;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B4A88C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3F5D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Steel blue · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73674B

Analogous#4B6B73, #534B73

Triadic#734B57, #57734B

Split complementary#73534B, #6B734B

Tetradic#734B6B, #73674B, #4B7353

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9C0D1

Lighter +30%#9AA4BD

Lighter +20%#7B89A9

Lighter +10%#5F6E92

Darker −10%#374054

Darker −20%#232835

Darker −30%#0F1116

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#334D8B

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R75

G87

B115

Red75 (29.4%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)21.05%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 57 · B 73

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