Colour

#4B6FB1

#4B6FB1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4B6FB1 is a blue with RGB values 75, 111, 177 and HSL 219°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B6FB1#4B6FB1

HEX#4B6FB1

RGBrgb(75, 111, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4353, 0.6941

RGB percentages29.4%, 43.5%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(218.8, 40.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 57.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK57.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,943,793

CSS custom property--colour: #4B6FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#B4904E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5475B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#476BB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B18D4B

Analogous#4BA2B1, #5A4BB1

Triadic#B14B6F, #6FB14B

Split complementary#B15A4B, #A2B14B

Tetradic#B14BA2, #B18D4B, #4BB15A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9E1EF

Lighter +30%#B5C4E0

Lighter +20%#91A8D1

Lighter +10%#6E8BC1

Darker −10%#3C598D

Darker −20%#2D4269

Darker −30%#1D2C46

Darker −40%#0E1522

More saturated +25%#2C66D1

Less saturated −25%#6B7892

Channel breakdown

R75

G111

B177

Red75 (29.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue218.82°

Saturation (HSL)40.48%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 6F · B B1

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