Colour

#4D6488

#4D6488
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6488 is a blue with RGB values 77, 100, 136 and HSL 217°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D6488

RGBrgb(77, 100, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3922, 0.5333

RGB percentages30.2%, 39.2%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(216.6, 27.7%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 43.4%, 53.3%)

CMYK43.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,008

CSS custom property--colour: #4D6488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B29B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57668Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#506087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#386C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88714D

Analogous#4D8288, #534D88

Triadic#884D64, #64884D

Split complementary#88534D, #82884D

Tetradic#884D82, #88714D, #4D8853

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4CEDD

Lighter +30%#A3B3CB

Lighter +20%#8298B9

Lighter +10%#627CA6

Darker −10%#3B4C67

Darker −20%#283447

Darker −30%#161C26

Darker −40%#030406

More saturated +25%#325EA3

Less saturated −25%#686A6D

Channel breakdown

R77

G100

B136

Red77 (30.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue216.61°

Saturation (HSL)27.7%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 64 · B 88

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Colour values

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