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Recognised as Colour

#4E5770

  • #4E5770
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E5770 is a blue with RGB values 78, 87, 112 and HSL 224°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E5770#4E5770
HEX#4E5770
RGBrgb(78, 87, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.4392
RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(224.1, 17.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 30.4%, 43.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,192
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5770;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B1A88F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C566Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#455C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70674E
Analogous#4E6870, #564E70
Triadic#704E57, #57704E
Split complementary#70564E, #68704E
Tetradic#704E68, #70674E, #4E7056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC0CF
Lighter +30%#9DA4BA
Lighter +20%#7E89A6
Lighter +10%#636E8E
Darker −10%#394052
Darker −20%#242834
Darker −30%#0F1116
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#364C88
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G87
B112
Red78 (30.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)17.89%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 70

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