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Recognised as Colour

#4E536D

  • #4E536D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E536D is a blue with RGB values 78, 83, 109 and HSL 230°, 17%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E536D#4E536D
HEX#4E536D
RGBrgb(78, 83, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3255, 0.4275
RGB percentages30.6%, 32.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(230.3, 16.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 28.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK28.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,165
CSS custom property--colour: #4E536D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B1AC92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C556Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A536Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#46585Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D684E
Analogous#4E626D, #594E6D
Triadic#6D4E53, #536D4E
Split complementary#6D594E, #626D4E
Tetradic#6D4E62, #6D684E, #4E6D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BABDCD
Lighter +30%#9CA0B8
Lighter +20%#7E84A3
Lighter +10%#636A8B
Darker −10%#393C4F
Darker −20%#232632
Darker −30%#0E0F14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#374384
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R78
G83
B109
Red78 (30.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)16.58%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 53 · B 6D

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