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Recognised as Colour

#4B6497

  • #4B6497
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B6497 is a blue with RGB values 75, 100, 151 and HSL 220°, 34%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B6497#4B6497
HEX#4B6497
RGBrgb(75, 100, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3922, 0.5922
RGB percentages29.4%, 39.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(220.3, 33.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 50.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK50.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,940,951
CSS custom property--colour: #4B6497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B49B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#486196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2A6F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#977E4B
Analogous#4B8A97, #584B97
Triadic#974B64, #64974B
Split complementary#97584B, #8A974B
Tetradic#974B8A, #977E4B, #4B9758

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD2E4
Lighter +30%#A7B6D4
Lighter +20%#859AC3
Lighter +10%#637DB2
Darker −10%#3A4D75
Darker −20%#293753
Darker −30%#182031
Darker −40%#070A0F
More saturated +25%#2F5AB3
Less saturated −25%#676E7B

Channel breakdown

R75
G100
B151
Red75 (29.4%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue220.26°
Saturation (HSL)33.63%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 64 · B 97

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