Colour

#4D6AA9

#4D6AA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6AA9 is a blue with RGB values 77, 106, 169 and HSL 221°, 37%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D6AA9

RGBrgb(77, 106, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4157, 0.6627

RGB percentages30.2%, 41.6%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(221.1, 37.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 54.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK54.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,073,577

CSS custom property--colour: #4D6AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#B29556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5170ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4667A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#1B7881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A98C4D

Analogous#4D98A9, #5E4DA9

Triadic#A94D6A, #6AA94D

Split complementary#A95E4D, #98A94D

Tetradic#A94D98, #A98C4D, #4DA95E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6DDEC

Lighter +30%#B3C0DC

Lighter +20%#90A3CC

Lighter +10%#6D86BC

Darker −10%#3D5486

Darker −20%#2D3E63

Darker −30%#1D2840

Darker −40%#0D121D

More saturated +25%#2E5FC8

Less saturated −25%#6C758A

Channel breakdown

R77

G106

B169

Red77 (30.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue221.09°

Saturation (HSL)37.4%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 6A · B A9

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Colour values

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