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Recognised as Colour

#4E5B70

  • #4E5B70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5B70 is a blue with RGB values 78, 91, 112 and HSL 217°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E5B70#4E5B70
HEX#4E5B70
RGBrgb(78, 91, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3569, 0.4392
RGB percentages30.6%, 35.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 17.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 30.4%, 43.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,135,216
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5B70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B1A48F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#505970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#455F62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 15Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18Gray · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70634E
Analogous#4E6C70, #524E70
Triadic#704E5B, #5B704E
Split complementary#70524E, #6C704E
Tetradic#704E6C, #70634E, #4E7052

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC3CF
Lighter +30%#9DA8BA
Lighter +20%#7E8DA6
Lighter +10%#63738E
Darker −10%#394352
Darker −20%#242A34
Darker −30%#0F1216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#365588
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G91
B112
Red78 (30.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)17.89%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 5B · B 70

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