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Recognised as Colour

#4D4A59

  • #4D4A59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4A59 is a blue with RGB values 77, 74, 89 and HSL 252°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4A59#4D4A59
HEX#4D4A59
RGBrgb(77, 74, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2902, 0.349
RGB percentages30.2%, 29%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(252, 9.2%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 16.9%, 34.9%)
CMYK13.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,065,305
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B2B5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474C5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#474C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56594A
Analogous#4A4E59, #544A59
Triadic#594D4A, #4A594D
Split complementary#59544A, #4F594A
Tetradic#594A4E, #56594A, #4A5954

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B1BE
Lighter +30%#9995A7
Lighter +20%#7E7990
Lighter +10%#656175
Darker −10%#35333D
Darker −20%#1D1C21
Darker −30%#050505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#41366D
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R77
G74
B89
Red77 (30.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)9.2%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 4A · B 59

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