Colour

#4D6493

#4D6493
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6493 is a blue with RGB values 77, 100, 147 and HSL 220°, 31%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D6493

RGBrgb(77, 100, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3922, 0.5765

RGB percentages30.2%, 39.2%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(220.3, 31.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 47.6%, 57.6%)

CMYK47.6%, 32%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,019

CSS custom property--colour: #4D6493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B29B6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B6192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#316E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#937C4D

Analogous#4D8793, #594D93

Triadic#934D64, #64934D

Split complementary#93594D, #87934D

Tetradic#934D87, #937C4D, #4D9359

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9D2E3

Lighter +30%#A8B5D1

Lighter +20%#8699C0

Lighter +10%#657DAE

Darker −10%#3B4D72

Darker −20%#2A3650

Darker −30%#18202F

Darker −40%#07090D

More saturated +25%#315AAF

Less saturated −25%#696E77

Channel breakdown

R77

G100

B147

Red77 (30.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue220.29°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 64 · B 93

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