Colour

#4B7286

#4B7286
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4B7286 is a blue with RGB values 75, 114, 134 and HSL 200°, 28%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B7286

RGBrgb(75, 114, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4471, 0.5255

RGB percentages29.4%, 44.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(200.3, 28.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 44%, 52.5%)

CMYK44%, 14.9%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,944,518

CSS custom property--colour: #4B7286;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B48D79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687187no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#606A86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#337878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#865F4B

Analogous#4B867C, #4B5486

Triadic#864B72, #72864B

Split complementary#864B54, #867C4B

Tetradic#7C4B86, #865F4B, #55864B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1D3DC

Lighter +30%#A0BCCA

Lighter +20%#7FA5B8

Lighter +10%#5F8DA5

Darker −10%#395665

Darker −20%#263A45

Darker −30%#141F24

Darker −40%#020303

More saturated +25%#317AA0

Less saturated −25%#656A6C

Channel breakdown

R75

G114

B134

Red75 (29.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue200.34°

Saturation (HSL)28.23%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 72 · B 86

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