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Recognised as Colour

#4E566E

  • #4E566E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E566E is a blue with RGB values 78, 86, 110 and HSL 225°, 17%, 37%. 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

#4E566E#4E566E
HEX#4E566E
RGBrgb(78, 86, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3373, 0.4314
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(225, 17%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 29.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK29.1%, 21.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,934
CSS custom property--colour: #4E566E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B1A991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F586Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C556Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#465B5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E664E
Analogous#4E666E, #564E6E
Triadic#6E4E56, #566E4E
Split complementary#6E564E, #666E4E
Tetradic#6E4E66, #6E664E, #4E6E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BABFCE
Lighter +30%#9CA3B9
Lighter +20%#7E88A4
Lighter +10%#636D8C
Darker −10%#393F50
Darker −20%#242732
Darker −30%#0F1014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#374A86
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R78
G86
B110
Red78 (30.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)17.02%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 56 · B 6E

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