Colour

#4B5A80

#4B5A80
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B5A80 is a blue with RGB values 75, 90, 128 and HSL 223°, 26%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B5A80#4B5A80

HEX#4B5A80

RGBrgb(75, 90, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3529, 0.502

RGB percentages29.4%, 35.3%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(223, 26.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 41.4%, 50.2%)

CMYK41.4%, 29.7%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,938,368

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B4A57F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5D82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#48587Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3A6267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 24.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Gray · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80714B

Analogous#4B7580, #574B80

Triadic#804B5A, #5A804B

Split complementary#80574B, #75804B

Tetradic#804B75, #80714B, #4B8057

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC6D9

Lighter +30%#9EA9C6

Lighter +20%#7E8DB3

Lighter +10%#5E71A0

Darker −10%#384360

Darker −20%#252D40

Darker −30%#121620

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#324F99

Less saturated −25%#646567

Channel breakdown

R75

G90

B128

Red75 (29.4%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue223.02°

Saturation (HSL)26.11%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 5A · B 80

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