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Recognised as Colour

#4E5560

  • #4E5560
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5560 is a blue with RGB values 78, 85, 96 and HSL 217°, 10%, 34%. 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

#4E5560#4E5560
HEX#4E5560
RGBrgb(78, 85, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3333, 0.3765
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 10.3%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 18.7%, 37.6%)
CMYK18.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,664
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5560;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B1AA9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515561no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#505460no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60594E
Analogous#4E5E60, #504E60
Triadic#604E55, #55604E
Split complementary#60504E, #5E604E
Tetradic#604E5E, #60594E, #4E6050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6BBC4
Lighter +30%#9AA1AD
Lighter +20%#7E8796
Lighter +10%#656E7C
Darker −10%#373C44
Darker −20%#202328
Darker −30%#090A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#385076
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R78
G85
B96
Red78 (30.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 55 · B 60

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