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Colour

#4B6295

  • #4B6295
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B6295 is a blue with RGB values 75, 98, 149 and HSL 221°, 33%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B6295#4B6295
HEX#4B6295
RGBrgb(75, 98, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3843, 0.5843
RGB percentages29.4%, 38.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(221.4, 33%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 49.7%, 58.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 34.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,940,437
CSS custom property--colour: #4B6295;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B49D6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6697no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#476094no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2C6D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#957E4B
Analogous#4B8795, #594B95
Triadic#954B62, #62954B
Split complementary#95594B, #87954B
Tetradic#954B87, #957E4B, #4B9559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D1E4
Lighter +30%#A7B4D2
Lighter +20%#8598C1
Lighter +10%#637BB0
Darker −10%#3A4C73
Darker −20%#293551
Darker −30%#181F2F
Darker −40%#07090D
More saturated +25%#2F57B1
Less saturated −25%#676D79

Channel breakdown

R75
G98
B149
Red75 (29.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue221.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.04%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 62 · B 95

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