Colour

#4D5A74

#4D5A74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4D5A74 is a blue with RGB values 77, 90, 116 and HSL 220°, 20%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4D5A74

RGBrgb(77, 90, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3529, 0.4549

RGB percentages30.2%, 35.3%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(220, 20.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 33.6%, 45.5%)

CMYK33.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,069,428

CSS custom property--colour: #4D5A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B2A58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5873no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#425F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74674D

Analogous#4D6E74, #544D74

Triadic#744D5A, #5A744D

Split complementary#74534D, #6D744D

Tetradic#744D6D, #74674D, #4D7453

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC3D2

Lighter +30%#9CA7BE

Lighter +20%#7E8CA9

Lighter +10%#617293

Darker −10%#394255

Darker −20%#242A37

Darker −30%#101318

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35528C

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R77

G90

B116

Red77 (30.2%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)20.21%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 5A · B 74

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