Colour

#4B5B82

#4B5B82
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B5B82 is a blue with RGB values 75, 91, 130 and HSL 223°, 27%, 40%. 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#4B5B82

RGBrgb(75, 91, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3569, 0.5098

RGB percentages29.4%, 35.7%, 51%

HSLhsl(222.5, 26.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 42.3%, 51%)

CMYK42.3%, 30%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,938,626

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5B82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B4A47D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5E84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#485981no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#396369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82724B

Analogous#4B7782, #564B82

Triadic#824B5B, #5B824B

Split complementary#82564B, #77824B

Tetradic#824B77, #82724B, #4B8256

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFC7DA

Lighter +30%#9FAAC7

Lighter +20%#7E8EB5

Lighter +10%#5E72A2

Darker −10%#384462

Darker −20%#262E41

Darker −30%#131721

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#31509C

Less saturated −25%#656668

Channel breakdown

R75

G91

B130

Red75 (29.4%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue222.55°

Saturation (HSL)26.83%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 5B · B 82

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