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Recognised as Colour

#4C4959

  • #4C4959
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4959 is a blue with RGB values 76, 73, 89 and HSL 251°, 10%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4959#4C4959
HEX#4C4959
RGBrgb(76, 73, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2863, 0.349
RGB percentages29.8%, 28.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(251.3, 9.9%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 18%, 34.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 18%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,999,513
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B3B6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#464B59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4B4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Gray · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565949
Analogous#494E59, #544959
Triadic#594C49, #49594C
Split complementary#595449, #4E5949
Tetradic#59494E, #565949, #495954

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B0BE
Lighter +30%#9794A7
Lighter +20%#7C7890
Lighter +10%#646075
Darker −10%#34323D
Darker −20%#1C1B21
Darker −30%#040405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F356D
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R76
G73
B89
Red76 (29.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 49 · B 59

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