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Recognised as Colour

#4B778E

  • #4B778E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4B778E is a blue with RGB values 75, 119, 142 and HSL 201°, 31%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4B778E#4B778E
HEX#4B778E
RGBrgb(75, 119, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4667, 0.5569
RGB percentages29.4%, 46.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(200.6, 30.9%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 47.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK47.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,945,806
CSS custom property--colour: #4B778E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#B48871

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C768Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#626E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D7D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E624B
Analogous#4B8E83, #4B568E
Triadic#8E4B77, #778E4B
Split complementary#8E4B56, #8E844B
Tetradic#834B8E, #8E624B, #568E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D7E0
Lighter +30%#A3C0CF
Lighter +20%#82A9BD
Lighter +10%#6192AB
Darker −10%#395B6D
Darker −20%#283F4B
Darker −30%#16232A
Darker −40%#040709
More saturated +25%#3080A9
Less saturated −25%#666E73

Channel breakdown

R75
G119
B142
Red75 (29.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue200.6°
Saturation (HSL)30.88%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 77 · B 8E

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