Colour

#4D5976

#4D5976
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4D5976 is a blue with RGB values 77, 89, 118 and HSL 222°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4D5976

RGBrgb(77, 89, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.349, 0.4627

RGB percentages30.2%, 34.9%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(222.4, 21%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 34.7%, 46.3%)

CMYK34.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,069,174

CSS custom property--colour: #4D5976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B2A689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505B77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5875no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#415F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Gray · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766A4D

Analogous#4D6D76, #564D76

Triadic#764D59, #59764D

Split complementary#76554D, #6E764D

Tetradic#764D6D, #766A4D, #4D7656

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC3D3

Lighter +30%#9DA7BF

Lighter +20%#7E8BAB

Lighter +10%#617095

Darker −10%#394257

Darker −20%#252A38

Darker −30%#111319

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#354F8E

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R77

G89

B118

Red77 (30.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue222.44°

Saturation (HSL)21.03%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 59 · B 76

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