Recognised as Colour

#4C5A7D

#4C5A7D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4C5A7D is a blue with RGB values 76, 90, 125 and HSL 223°, 24%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C5A7D#4C5A7D

HEX#4C5A7D

RGBrgb(76, 90, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3529, 0.4902

RGB percentages29.8%, 35.3%, 49%

HSLhsl(222.9, 24.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 39.2%, 49%)

CMYK39.2%, 28%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,003,901

CSS custom property--colour: #4C5A7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B3A582

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A587Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3D6166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D6F4C

Analogous#4C727D, #574C7D

Triadic#7D4C5A, #5A7D4C

Split complementary#7D564C, #737D4C

Tetradic#7D4C73, #7D6F4C, #4C7D57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC5D7

Lighter +30%#9EA9C4

Lighter +20%#7E8DB1

Lighter +10%#5F719D

Darker −10%#39435D

Darker −20%#252C3E

Darker −30%#12151E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#334F96

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R76

G90

B125

Red76 (29.8%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)24.38%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 5A · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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