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Recognised as Colour

#4E6272

  • #4E6272
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6272 is a blue with RGB values 78, 98, 114 and HSL 207°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E6272#4E6272
HEX#4E6272
RGBrgb(78, 98, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3843, 0.4471
RGB percentages30.6%, 38.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(206.7, 18.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 31.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 14%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,137,010
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 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#5F5F5F
Inverted#B19D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#575E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#436667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 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

Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Dim grey · ΔE 12.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#725E4E
Analogous#4E7270, #4E5072
Triadic#724E62, #62724E
Split complementary#724E50, #72704E
Tetradic#704E72, #725E4E, #50724E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC7D1
Lighter +30%#9DAEBC
Lighter +20%#7F95A7
Lighter +10%#637C90
Darker −10%#394854
Darker −20%#252E35
Darker −30%#101417
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36658A
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R78
G98
B114
Red78 (30.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 62 · B 72

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