Colour

#4C598D

#4C598D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4C598D is a blue with RGB values 76, 89, 141 and HSL 228°, 30%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C598D

RGBrgb(76, 89, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.349, 0.5529

RGB percentages29.8%, 34.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(228, 30%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 46.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK46.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,003,661

CSS custom property--colour: #4C598D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B3A672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#40598Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#35646Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D804C

Analogous#4C7A8D, #604C8D

Triadic#8D4C59, #598D4C

Split complementary#8D604C, #7A8D4C

Tetradic#8D4C7A, #8D804C, #4C8D60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CBE0

Lighter +30%#A4ACCE

Lighter +20%#838EBC

Lighter +10%#6270AA

Darker −10%#3A446C

Darker −20%#282F4B

Darker −30%#161A2A

Darker −40%#050508

More saturated +25%#3149A8

Less saturated −25%#676972

Channel breakdown

R76

G89

B141

Red76 (29.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)29.95%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 59 · B 8D

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