Recognised as Colour

#4D658C

#4D658C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D658C is a blue with RGB values 77, 101, 140 and HSL 217°, 29%, 43%. 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#4D658C

RGBrgb(77, 101, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3961, 0.549

RGB percentages30.2%, 39.6%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(217.1, 29%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 45%, 54.9%)

CMYK45%, 27.9%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,268

CSS custom property--colour: #4D658C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B29A73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57678Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#50618Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#366D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 26.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C744D

Analogous#4D858C, #544D8C

Triadic#8C4D65, #658C4D

Split complementary#8C544D, #858C4D

Tetradic#8C4D85, #8C744D, #4D8C54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6CFDF

Lighter +30%#A5B4CD

Lighter +20%#8499BB

Lighter +10%#637EA9

Darker −10%#3B4D6B

Darker −20%#29364A

Darker −30%#171E29

Darker −40%#050608

More saturated +25%#325FA7

Less saturated −25%#686B71

Channel breakdown

R77

G101

B140

Red77 (30.2%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue217.14°

Saturation (HSL)29.03%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 65 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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