Colour

#4B5A75

#4B5A75
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4B5A75 is a blue with RGB values 75, 90, 117 and HSL 219°, 22%, 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

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HEX#4B5A75

RGBrgb(75, 90, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3529, 0.4588

RGB percentages29.4%, 35.3%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(218.6, 21.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 35.9%, 45.9%)

CMYK35.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,938,357

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10093WCAG 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 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B4A58A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515C76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5874no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3E6063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Gray · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75664B

Analogous#4B6F75, #514B75

Triadic#754B5A, #5A754B

Split complementary#75514B, #6F754B

Tetradic#754B6F, #75664B, #4B7551

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAC2D2

Lighter +30%#9AA7BF

Lighter +20%#7B8CAB

Lighter +10%#5F7294

Darker −10%#374256

Darker −20%#232A37

Darker −30%#0F1218

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33538D

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R75

G90

B117

Red75 (29.4%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue218.57°

Saturation (HSL)21.87%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 5A · B 75

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