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Recognised as Colour

#4D5C7E

  • #4D5C7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4D5C7E is a blue with RGB values 77, 92, 126 and HSL 222°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4D5C7E#4D5C7E
HEX#4D5C7E
RGBrgb(77, 92, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3608, 0.4941
RGB percentages30.2%, 36.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(221.6, 24.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 38.9%, 49.4%)
CMYK38.9%, 27%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,069,950
CSS custom property--colour: #4D5C7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B2A381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505F80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5A7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3E6368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6F4D
Analogous#4D757E, #564D7E
Triadic#7E4D5C, #5C7E4D
Split complementary#7E564D, #757E4D
Tetradic#7E4D75, #7E6F4D, #4D7E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC7D8
Lighter +30%#9FABC5
Lighter +20%#808FB1
Lighter +10%#60739E
Darker −10%#3A455E
Darker −20%#262E3F
Darker −30%#13171F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#345297
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R77
G92
B126
Red77 (30.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue221.63°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 5C · B 7E

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