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Recognised as Colour

#4D6F9A

  • #4D6F9A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D6F9A is a blue with RGB values 77, 111, 154 and HSL 214°, 33%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D6F9A#4D6F9A
HEX#4D6F9A
RGBrgb(77, 111, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4353, 0.6039
RGB percentages30.2%, 43.5%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(213.5, 33.3%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 50%, 60.4%)
CMYK50%, 27.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,074,842
CSS custom property--colour: #4D6F9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#B29065

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E719Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#556A99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2A797Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Slate grey · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 27.1Gray · ΔE 28.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A784D
Analogous#4D969A, #514D9A
Triadic#9A4D6F, #6F9A4D
Split complementary#9A514D, #969A4D
Tetradic#9A4D96, #9A784D, #4D9A51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD8E6
Lighter +30%#ABBED5
Lighter +20%#89A3C4
Lighter +10%#6789B3
Darker −10%#3C5678
Darker −20%#2B3E56
Darker −30%#1A2534
Darker −40%#090D12
More saturated +25%#306CB7
Less saturated −25%#6A727D

Channel breakdown

R77
G111
B154
Red77 (30.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue213.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 6F · B 9A

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