Colour

#4E5173

#4E5173
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E5173 is a blue with RGB values 78, 81, 115 and HSL 235°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5173

RGBrgb(78, 81, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3176, 0.451

RGB percentages30.6%, 31.8%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(235.1, 19.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 32.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK32.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,659

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B1AE8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#455272no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#45575Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Steel blue · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73704E

Analogous#4E6373, #5E4E73

Triadic#734E51, #51734E

Split complementary#735E4E, #63734E

Tetradic#734E63, #73704E, #4E735E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCBDD1

Lighter +30%#9DA0BD

Lighter +20%#7F82A8

Lighter +10%#636691

Darker −10%#393C55

Darker −20%#252636

Darker −30%#101118

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#363D8B

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R78

G81

B115

Red78 (30.6%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue235.14°

Saturation (HSL)19.17%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 51 · B 73

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