Colour

#4D6598

#4D6598
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6598 is a blue with RGB values 77, 101, 152 and HSL 221°, 33%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D6598

RGBrgb(77, 101, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3961, 0.5961

RGB percentages30.2%, 39.6%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(220.8, 32.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 49.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK49.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,280

CSS custom property--colour: #4D6598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#B29A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52699Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2E7077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98804D

Analogous#4D8B98, #5A4D98

Triadic#984D65, #65984D

Split complementary#985A4D, #8A984D

Tetradic#984D8B, #98804D, #4D985A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD4E5

Lighter +30%#AAB7D4

Lighter +20%#889BC3

Lighter +10%#667EB2

Darker −10%#3C4F76

Darker −20%#2B3854

Darker −30%#1A2232

Darker −40%#080B11

More saturated +25%#305BB5

Less saturated −25%#6A6F7B

Channel breakdown

R77

G101

B152

Red77 (30.2%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.75%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 65 · B 98

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Colour values

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