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Recognised as Colour

#4D6480

  • #4D6480
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4D6480 is a blue with RGB values 77, 100, 128 and HSL 213°, 25%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4D6480#4D6480
HEX#4D6480
RGBrgb(77, 100, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3922, 0.502
RGB percentages30.2%, 39.2%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(212.9, 24.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 39.8%, 50.2%)
CMYK39.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,072,000
CSS custom property--colour: #4D6480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B29B7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A6581no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#54607Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3C6A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80694D
Analogous#4D7D80, #504D80
Triadic#804D64, #64804D
Split complementary#80504D, #7E804D
Tetradic#804D7D, #80694D, #4D8050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0CBD9
Lighter +30%#A0B1C6
Lighter +20%#8097B3
Lighter +10%#607DA0
Darker −10%#3A4B60
Darker −20%#273240
Darker −30%#141920
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#33619A
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R77
G100
B128
Red77 (30.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue212.94°
Saturation (HSL)24.88%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 64 · B 80

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