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Recognised as Colour

#4B5D85

  • #4B5D85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B5D85 is a blue with RGB values 75, 93, 133 and HSL 221°, 28%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B5D85#4B5D85
HEX#4B5D85
RGBrgb(75, 93, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3647, 0.5216
RGB percentages29.4%, 36.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(221.4, 27.9%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 43.6%, 52.2%)
CMYK43.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,939,141
CSS custom property--colour: #4B5D85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B4A27A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#495B84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#37656Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 25.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85734B
Analogous#4B7A85, #564B85
Triadic#854B5D, #5D854B
Split complementary#85564B, #7A854B
Tetradic#854B7A, #85734B, #4B8556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C9DC
Lighter +30%#A0ADC9
Lighter +20%#7F90B7
Lighter +10%#5F74A4
Darker −10%#394664
Darker −20%#262F44
Darker −30%#141923
Darker −40%#010203
More saturated +25%#31539F
Less saturated −25%#65676B

Channel breakdown

R75
G93
B133
Red75 (29.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue221.38°
Saturation (HSL)27.88%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 5D · B 85

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