Recognised as Colour

#4E6088

#4E6088
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E6088 is a blue with RGB values 78, 96, 136 and HSL 221°, 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

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HEX#4E6088

RGBrgb(78, 96, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3765, 0.5333

RGB percentages30.6%, 37.6%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(221.4, 27.1%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 42.6%, 53.3%)

CMYK42.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,136,520

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6088;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#B19F77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52638Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5E87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#3A686Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Gray · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88764E

Analogous#4E7D88, #594E88

Triadic#884E60, #60884E

Split complementary#88594E, #7D884E

Tetradic#884E7D, #88764E, #4E8859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CCDD

Lighter +30%#A4B0CB

Lighter +20%#8494B8

Lighter +10%#6378A6

Darker −10%#3B4968

Darker −20%#293247

Darker −30%#161B27

Darker −40%#040406

More saturated +25%#3356A3

Less saturated −25%#696A6D

Channel breakdown

R78

G96

B136

Red78 (30.6%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue221.38°

Saturation (HSL)27.1%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 60 · B 88

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