Colour

#4D6699

#4D6699
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6699 is a blue with RGB values 77, 102, 153 and HSL 220°, 33%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D6699

RGBrgb(77, 102, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4, 0.6

RGB percentages30.2%, 40%, 60%

HSLhsl(220.3, 33%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 49.7%, 60%)

CMYK49.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,537

CSS custom property--colour: #4D6699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#B29966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536A9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2D7178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99804D

Analogous#4D8C99, #5A4D99

Triadic#994D66, #66994D

Split complementary#995A4D, #8C994D

Tetradic#994D8C, #99804D, #4D995A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD5E6

Lighter +30%#ABB8D4

Lighter +20%#899CC3

Lighter +10%#6780B2

Darker −10%#3C4F77

Darker −20%#2B3955

Darker −30%#1A2233

Darker −40%#090C11

More saturated +25%#305CB6

Less saturated −25%#6A707C

Channel breakdown

R77

G102

B153

Red77 (30.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue220.26°

Saturation (HSL)33.04%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 66 · B 99

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Colour values

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