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Colour

#4B5979

  • #4B5979
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4B5979 is a blue with RGB values 75, 89, 121 and HSL 222°, 23%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4B5979#4B5979
HEX#4B5979
RGBrgb(75, 89, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.349, 0.4745
RGB percentages29.4%, 34.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(221.7, 23.5%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 38%, 47.5%)
CMYK38%, 26.4%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,938,105
CSS custom property--colour: #4B5979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B4A686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5778no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9Gray · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#796B4B
Analogous#4B7079, #544B79
Triadic#794B59, #59794B
Split complementary#79544B, #70794B
Tetradic#794B70, #796B4B, #4B7954

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC3D5
Lighter +30%#9CA7C1
Lighter +20%#7C8BAE
Lighter +10%#5F7098
Darker −10%#37425A
Darker −20%#242B3A
Darker −30%#10141B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#334F92
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R75
G89
B121
Red75 (29.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)23.47%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 59 · B 79

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