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Recognised as Colour

#4C5875

  • #4C5875
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4C5875 is a blue with RGB values 76, 88, 117 and HSL 222°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C5875#4C5875
HEX#4C5875
RGBrgb(76, 88, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3451, 0.4588
RGB percentages29.8%, 34.5%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(222.4, 21.2%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 35%, 45.9%)
CMYK35%, 24.8%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,003,381
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5875;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B3A78A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5A76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5774no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#405E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75694C
Analogous#4C6C75, #554C75
Triadic#754C58, #58754C
Split complementary#75554C, #6D754C
Tetradic#754C6C, #75694C, #4C7555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC2D3
Lighter +30%#9CA6BE
Lighter +20%#7D8AAA
Lighter +10%#606F94
Darker −10%#384156
Darker −20%#242937
Darker −30%#101218
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#344E8D
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R76
G88
B117
Red76 (29.8%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)21.24%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 58 · B 75

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