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Recognised as Colour

#4D5375

  • #4D5375
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4D5375 is a blue with RGB values 77, 83, 117 and HSL 231°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4D5375#4D5375
HEX#4D5375
RGBrgb(77, 83, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3255, 0.4588
RGB percentages30.2%, 32.5%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(231, 20.6%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 34.2%, 45.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 29.1%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,067,637
CSS custom property--colour: #4D5375;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B2AC8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495676no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#465374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#42595Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#756F4D
Analogous#4D6775, #5B4D75
Triadic#754D53, #53754D
Split complementary#755B4D, #67754D
Tetradic#754D67, #756F4D, #4D755B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBFD3
Lighter +30%#9DA2BE
Lighter +20%#7E85AA
Lighter +10%#616994
Darker −10%#393D56
Darker −20%#252737
Darker −30%#101219
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35428D
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R77
G83
B117
Red77 (30.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue231°
Saturation (HSL)20.62%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 53 · B 75

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