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Recognised as Colour

#4E5766

  • #4E5766
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5766 is a blue with RGB values 78, 87, 102 and HSL 218°, 13%, 35%. 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

#4E5766#4E5766
HEX#4E5766
RGBrgb(78, 87, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.4
RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(217.5, 13.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 23.5%, 40%)
CMYK23.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,182
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5766;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09395WCAG 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 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B1A899

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525867no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#505566no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#485A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 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 12.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#665D4E
Analogous#4E6366, #514E66
Triadic#664E57, #57664E
Split complementary#66514E, #63664E
Tetradic#664E63, #665D4E, #4E6651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8BEC8
Lighter +30%#9BA4B2
Lighter +20%#7E899C
Lighter +10%#647083
Darker −10%#383E49
Darker −20%#22262C
Darker −30%#0C0D0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38517D
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R78
G87
B102
Red78 (30.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 66

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