Colour

#4E6090

#4E6090
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E6090 is a blue with RGB values 78, 96, 144 and HSL 224°, 30%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E6090

RGBrgb(78, 96, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3765, 0.5647

RGB percentages30.6%, 37.6%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(223.6, 29.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 45.8%, 56.5%)

CMYK45.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,136,528

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6090;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B19F6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F6492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#485F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#366A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#907E4E

Analogous#4E8190, #5D4E90

Triadic#904E60, #60904E

Split complementary#905D4E, #81904E

Tetradic#904E81, #907E4E, #4E905D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9CFE1

Lighter +30%#A7B2D0

Lighter +20%#8695BE

Lighter +10%#6578AC

Darker −10%#3C4A6F

Darker −20%#2A344E

Darker −30%#181E2D

Darker −40%#06080C

More saturated +25%#3253AC

Less saturated −25%#6A6D74

Channel breakdown

R78

G96

B144

Red78 (30.6%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)29.73%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 60 · B 90

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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