Colour

#4B598F

#4B598F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B598F is a blue with RGB values 75, 89, 143 and HSL 228°, 31%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B598F

RGBrgb(75, 89, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.349, 0.5608

RGB percentages29.4%, 34.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(227.6, 31.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 47.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK47.6%, 37.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,938,127

CSS custom property--colour: #4B598F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B4A670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455F91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F598Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#32646Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F814B

Analogous#4B7B8F, #5F4B8F

Triadic#8F4B59, #598F4B

Split complementary#8F5F4B, #7B8F4B

Tetradic#8F4B7B, #8F814B, #4B8F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CBE1

Lighter +30%#A4ADCF

Lighter +20%#828FBE

Lighter +10%#6170AC

Darker −10%#39446E

Darker −20%#282F4C

Darker −30%#161B2B

Darker −40%#050609

More saturated +25%#3049AA

Less saturated −25%#666974

Channel breakdown

R75

G89

B143

Red75 (29.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue227.65°

Saturation (HSL)31.19%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 59 · B 8F

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Colour values

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