Recognised as Colour

#4E5573

#4E5573
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E5573 is a blue with RGB values 78, 85, 115 and HSL 229°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5573

RGBrgb(78, 85, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3333, 0.451

RGB percentages30.6%, 33.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(228.6, 19.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 32.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK32.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,133,683

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5573;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B1AA8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#495572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#445B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Gray · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#736C4E

Analogous#4E6873, #5A4E73

Triadic#734E55, #55734E

Split complementary#735A4E, #68734E

Tetradic#734E68, #736C4E, #4E735A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC0D1

Lighter +30%#9DA3BD

Lighter +20%#7F87A8

Lighter +10%#636B91

Darker −10%#393F55

Darker −20%#252836

Darker −30%#101218

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36468B

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R78

G85

B115

Red78 (30.6%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue228.65°

Saturation (HSL)19.17%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 55 · B 73

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