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Recognised as Colour

#4C516E

  • #4C516E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C516E is a blue with RGB values 76, 81, 110 and HSL 231°, 18%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C516E#4C516E
HEX#4C516E
RGBrgb(76, 81, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3176, 0.4314
RGB percentages29.8%, 31.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(231.2, 18.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 30.9%, 43.1%)
CMYK30.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,001,582
CSS custom property--colour: #4C516E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B3AE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48546Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#46516Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#43565Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E694C
Analogous#4C626E, #584C6E
Triadic#6E4C51, #516E4C
Split complementary#6E584C, #626E4C
Tetradic#6E4C62, #6E694C, #4C6E58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8BBCE
Lighter +30%#9A9EB9
Lighter +20%#7C82A4
Lighter +10%#61678C
Darker −10%#373B50
Darker −20%#222532
Darker −30%#0D0E14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#354185
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R76
G81
B110
Red76 (29.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)18.28%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 51 · B 6E

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