Colour

#4C515F

#4C515F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C515F is a blue with RGB values 76, 81, 95 and HSL 224°, 11%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C515F#4C515F

HEX#4C515F

RGBrgb(76, 81, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3176, 0.3725

RGB percentages29.8%, 31.8%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(224.2, 11.1%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 20%, 37.3%)

CMYK20%, 14.7%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,001,567

CSS custom property--colour: #4C515F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B3AEA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B505Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#485456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F5A4C

Analogous#4C5B5F, #514C5F

Triadic#5F4C51, #515F4C

Split complementary#5F514C, #5B5F4C

Tetradic#5F4C5B, #5F5A4C, #4C5F51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B8C3

Lighter +30%#989DAC

Lighter +20%#7B8296

Lighter +10%#63697B

Darker −10%#353943

Darker −20%#1F2126

Darker −30%#08090A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#374774

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R76

G81

B95

Red76 (29.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 51 · B 5F

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