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Colour

#4D515E

  • #4D515E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D515E is a blue with RGB values 77, 81, 94 and HSL 226°, 10%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D515E#4D515E
HEX#4D515E
RGBrgb(77, 81, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3176, 0.3686
RGB percentages30.2%, 31.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 9.9%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 18.1%, 36.9%)
CMYK18.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,067,102
CSS custom property--colour: #4D515E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B2AEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D525Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C515Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#495355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5A4D
Analogous#4D5A5E, #524D5E
Triadic#5E4D51, #515E4D
Split complementary#5E524D, #5A5E4D
Tetradic#5E4D5A, #5E5A4D, #4D5E52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B8C2
Lighter +30%#999DAB
Lighter +20%#7D8294
Lighter +10%#64697A
Darker −10%#363942
Darker −20%#1F2126
Darker −30%#08090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#384673
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R77
G81
B94
Red77 (30.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)9.94%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 51 · B 5E

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