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Recognised as Colour

#4B59A0

  • #4B59A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B59A0 is a blue with RGB values 75, 89, 160 and HSL 230°, 36%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B59A0#4B59A0
HEX#4B59A0
RGBrgb(75, 89, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.349, 0.6275
RGB percentages29.4%, 34.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 36.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 53.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK53.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,938,144
CSS custom property--colour: #4B59A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B4A65F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B62A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#325B9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#246874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0924B
Analogous#4B84A0, #674BA0
Triadic#A04B59, #59A04B
Split complementary#A0684B, #84A04B
Tetradic#A04B84, #A0924B, #4BA068

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD3E8
Lighter +30%#ACB3D8
Lighter +20%#8994C8
Lighter +10%#6674B8
Darker −10%#3B467D
Darker −20%#2A325B
Darker −30%#1A1F38
Darker −40%#0A0C15
More saturated +25%#2E45BD
Less saturated −25%#686D83

Channel breakdown

R75
G89
B160
Red75 (29.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue230.12°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 59 · B A0

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