Colour

#4E5873

#4E5873
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E5873 is a blue with RGB values 78, 88, 115 and HSL 224°, 19%, 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#4E5873

RGBrgb(78, 88, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3451, 0.451

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.5%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(223.8, 19.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 32.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK32.2%, 23.5%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,451

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B1A78C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#445D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Gray · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73694E

Analogous#4E6B73, #564E73

Triadic#734E58, #58734E

Split complementary#73574E, #6A734E

Tetradic#734E6B, #73694E, #4E7357

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC2D1

Lighter +30%#9DA6BD

Lighter +20%#7F8AA8

Lighter +10%#636F91

Darker −10%#394155

Darker −20%#252936

Darker −30%#101218

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364D8B

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R78

G88

B115

Red78 (30.6%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)19.17%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 58 · B 73

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