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Recognised as Colour

#4E566A

  • #4E566A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E566A is a blue with RGB values 78, 86, 106 and HSL 223°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E566A#4E566A
HEX#4E566A
RGBrgb(78, 86, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3373, 0.4157
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.7%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(222.9, 15.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 26.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,930
CSS custom property--colour: #4E566A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B1A995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50576Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E556Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#475A5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Gray · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A624E
Analogous#4E646A, #544E6A
Triadic#6A4E56, #566A4E
Split complementary#6A544E, #646A4E
Tetradic#6A4E64, #6A624E, #4E6A54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9BECB
Lighter +30%#9BA3B6
Lighter +20%#7E88A0
Lighter +10%#646E87
Darker −10%#383E4D
Darker −20%#23262F
Darker −30%#0D0E12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#374C81
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R78
G86
B106
Red78 (30.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)15.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 56 · B 6A

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