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Colour

#4E575F

  • #4E575F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E575F is a blue with RGB values 78, 87, 95 and HSL 208°, 10%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E575F#4E575F
HEX#4E575F
RGBrgb(78, 87, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.3725
RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(208.2, 9.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 17.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK17.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,175
CSS custom property--colour: #4E575F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B1A8A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54575Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#52555Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5959no 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 text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Teal · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F564E
Analogous#4E5F5F, #4E4F5F
Triadic#5F4E57, #575F4E
Split complementary#5F4E4F, #5F5F4E
Tetradic#5F4E5F, #5F564E, #4F5F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6BDC3
Lighter +30%#9AA4AC
Lighter +20%#7E8A95
Lighter +10%#65717B
Darker −10%#373D43
Darker −20%#202427
Darker −30%#090A0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#385875
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R78
G87
B95
Red78 (30.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue208.24°
Saturation (HSL)9.83%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 5F

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