Colour

#4B6272

#4B6272
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4B6272 is a blue with RGB values 75, 98, 114 and HSL 205°, 21%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B6272

RGBrgb(75, 98, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3843, 0.4471

RGB percentages29.4%, 38.4%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(204.6, 20.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 34.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK34.2%, 14%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,940,402

CSS custom property--colour: #4B6272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B49D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#565D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E6667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#725B4B

Analogous#4B726F, #4B4E72

Triadic#724B62, #62724B

Split complementary#724B4E, #726F4B

Tetradic#6F4B72, #725B4B, #4E724B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8C7D1

Lighter +30%#9AAEBC

Lighter +20%#7B96A8

Lighter +10%#5F7C91

Darker −10%#374853

Darker −20%#232D34

Darker −30%#0E1316

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33668A

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R75

G98

B114

Red75 (29.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue204.62°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 62 · B 72

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