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Recognised as Colour

#4B669B

  • #4B669B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B669B is a blue with RGB values 75, 102, 155 and HSL 220°, 35%, 45%. 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

#4B669B#4B669B
HEX#4B669B
RGBrgb(75, 102, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4, 0.6078
RGB percentages29.4%, 40%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(219.8, 34.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK51.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,941,467
CSS custom property--colour: #4B669B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B49964

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526A9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#48639Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#267179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B804B
Analogous#4B8E9B, #584B9B
Triadic#9B4B66, #669B4B
Split complementary#9B584B, #8E9B4B
Tetradic#9B4B8E, #9B804B, #4B9B58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD5E6
Lighter +30%#A9B8D6
Lighter +20%#879CC5
Lighter +10%#6580B4
Darker −10%#3A4F79
Darker −20%#2A3956
Darker −30%#192234
Darker −40%#080C12
More saturated +25%#2E5DB8
Less saturated −25%#686F7E

Channel breakdown

R75
G102
B155
Red75 (29.4%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue219.75°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 66 · B 9B

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