Colour

#4D669C

#4D669C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D669C is a blue with RGB values 77, 102, 156 and HSL 221°, 34%, 46%. 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#4D669C

RGBrgb(77, 102, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4, 0.6118

RGB percentages30.2%, 40%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(221, 33.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 50.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK50.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,540

CSS custom property--colour: #4D669C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B29963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#49639Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A727Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C834D

Analogous#4D8E9C, #5B4D9C

Triadic#9C4D66, #669C4D

Split complementary#9C5B4D, #8E9C4D

Tetradic#9C4D8E, #9C834D, #4D9C5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CED6E7

Lighter +30%#ACB9D6

Lighter +20%#8A9DC5

Lighter +10%#6880B4

Darker −10%#3C507A

Darker −20%#2B3958

Darker −30%#1A2336

Darker −40%#0A0D13

More saturated +25%#305BB9

Less saturated −25%#6A717F

Channel breakdown

R77

G102

B156

Red77 (30.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue221.01°

Saturation (HSL)33.91%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 66 · B 9C

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