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Recognised as Colour

#4E555D

  • #4E555D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E555D is a blue with RGB values 78, 85, 93 and HSL 212°, 9%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E555D#4E555D
HEX#4E555D
RGBrgb(78, 85, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3333, 0.3647
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.3%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(212, 8.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 16.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,661
CSS custom property--colour: #4E555D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 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#B1AAA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52555Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#50545Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5757no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 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 10.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Teal · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D564E
Analogous#4E5D5D, #4F4E5D
Triadic#5D4E55, #555D4E
Split complementary#5D4F4E, #5D5D4E
Tetradic#5D4E5D, #5D564E, #4E5D4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6BBC1
Lighter +30%#9AA1AA
Lighter +20%#7E8893
Lighter +10%#656E79
Darker −10%#373C41
Darker −20%#1F2226
Darker −30%#08090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#395472
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R78
G85
B93
Red78 (30.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 55 · B 5D

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