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Recognised as Colour

#4B659E

  • #4B659E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B659E is a blue with RGB values 75, 101, 158 and HSL 221°, 36%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B659E#4B659E
HEX#4B659E
RGBrgb(75, 101, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3961, 0.6196
RGB percentages29.4%, 39.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(221.2, 35.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 52.5%, 62%)
CMYK52.5%, 36.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,941,214
CSS custom property--colour: #4B659E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B49A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#45629Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#24717Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E844B
Analogous#4B8F9E, #5A4B9E
Triadic#9E4B65, #659E4B
Split complementary#9E5A4B, #8F9E4B
Tetradic#9E4B8F, #9E844B, #4B9E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD6E8
Lighter +30%#ABB9D7
Lighter +20%#889CC7
Lighter +10%#667FB6
Darker −10%#3B4F7B
Darker −20%#2A3959
Darker −30%#1A2336
Darker −40%#090D14
More saturated +25%#2E5ABB
Less saturated −25%#687081

Channel breakdown

R75
G101
B158
Red75 (29.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue221.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.62%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 65 · B 9E

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