Colour

#4E5776

#4E5776
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E5776 is a blue with RGB values 78, 87, 118 and HSL 227°, 20%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5776

RGBrgb(78, 87, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.4627

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(226.5, 20.4%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 33.9%, 46.3%)

CMYK33.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,198

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5776;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B1A889

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5A77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#435D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#766D4E

Analogous#4E6B76, #594E76

Triadic#764E57, #57764E

Split complementary#76594E, #6B764E

Tetradic#764E6B, #766D4E, #4E7659

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDC2D3

Lighter +30%#9EA5BF

Lighter +20%#7F89AB

Lighter +10%#626E95

Darker −10%#3A4057

Darker −20%#252A39

Darker −30%#11131A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364A8F

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R78

G87

B118

Red78 (30.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue226.5°

Saturation (HSL)20.41%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 76

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