Colour

#4E5F85

#4E5F85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E5F85 is a blue with RGB values 78, 95, 133 and HSL 221°, 26%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E5F85#4E5F85

HEX#4E5F85

RGBrgb(78, 95, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3725, 0.5216

RGB percentages30.6%, 37.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(221.5, 26.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 41.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK41.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,136,261

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5F85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B1A07A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#3C676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85744E

Analogous#4E7A85, #594E85

Triadic#854E5F, #5F854E

Split complementary#85594E, #7A854E

Tetradic#854E7A, #85744E, #4E8559

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3CBDC

Lighter +30%#A3AFC9

Lighter +20%#8393B6

Lighter +10%#6377A3

Darker −10%#3B4865

Darker −20%#283145

Darker −30%#151A25

Darker −40%#030304

More saturated +25%#34559F

Less saturated −25%#68696B

Channel breakdown

R78

G95

B133

Red78 (30.6%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue221.45°

Saturation (HSL)26.07%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 5F · B 85

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