Colour

#4B5F8E

#4B5F8E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B5F8E is a blue with RGB values 75, 95, 142 and HSL 222°, 31%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B5F8E

RGBrgb(75, 95, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3725, 0.5569

RGB percentages29.4%, 37.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(222.1, 30.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 47.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK47.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,939,662

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B4A071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E6390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#475D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#316970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E7A4B

Analogous#4B818E, #584B8E

Triadic#8E4B5F, #5F8E4B

Split complementary#8E584B, #818E4B

Tetradic#8E4B81, #8E7A4B, #4B8E59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CDE0

Lighter +30%#A3B0CF

Lighter +20%#8294BD

Lighter +10%#6177AB

Darker −10%#39496D

Darker −20%#28324B

Darker −30%#161C2A

Darker −40%#040609

More saturated +25%#3054A9

Less saturated −25%#666A73

Channel breakdown

R75

G95

B142

Red75 (29.4%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue222.09°

Saturation (HSL)30.88%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 5F · B 8E

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