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Recognised as Colour

#4E5F87

  • #4E5F87
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E5F87 is a blue with RGB values 78, 95, 135 and HSL 222°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E5F87#4E5F87
HEX#4E5F87
RGBrgb(78, 95, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3725, 0.5294
RGB percentages30.6%, 37.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(222.1, 26.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 42.2%, 52.9%)
CMYK42.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,263
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B1A078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5D86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3B676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Dim grey · ΔE 25Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87764E
Analogous#4E7B87, #5A4E87
Triadic#874E5F, #5F874E
Split complementary#875A4E, #7C874E
Tetradic#874E7B, #87764E, #4E875A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4CBDD
Lighter +30%#A4AFCA
Lighter +20%#8393B8
Lighter +10%#6377A5
Darker −10%#3B4867
Darker −20%#293246
Darker −30%#161B26
Darker −40%#030406
More saturated +25%#3354A2
Less saturated −25%#696A6C

Channel breakdown

R78
G95
B135
Red78 (30.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue222.11°
Saturation (HSL)26.76%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 5F · B 87

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