Colour

#4C657C

#4C657C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4C657C is a blue with RGB values 76, 101, 124 and HSL 209°, 24%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C657C#4C657C

HEX#4C657C

RGBrgb(76, 101, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3961, 0.4863

RGB percentages29.8%, 39.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(208.8, 24%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 38.7%, 48.6%)

CMYK38.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,006,716

CSS custom property--colour: #4C657C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B39A83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C657Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#56607Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3C6A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Gray · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C634C

Analogous#4C7C7B, #4C4D7C

Triadic#7C4C65, #657C4C

Split complementary#7C4C4D, #7C7B4C

Tetradic#7B4C7C, #7C634C, #4D7C4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDCBD7

Lighter +30%#9EB1C3

Lighter +20%#7E98B0

Lighter +10%#5F7F9C

Darker −10%#394B5C

Darker −20%#25313D

Darker −30%#12181D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#336695

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R76

G101

B124

Red76 (29.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue208.75°

Saturation (HSL)24%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 65 · B 7C

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