Colour

#4E628E

#4E628E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E628E is a blue with RGB values 78, 98, 142 and HSL 221°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E628E

RGBrgb(78, 98, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3843, 0.5569

RGB percentages30.6%, 38.4%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(221.3, 29.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 45.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK45.1%, 31%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,038

CSS custom property--colour: #4E628E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B19D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C608Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#376B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Gray · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E7A4E

Analogous#4E828E, #5A4E8E

Triadic#8E4E62, #628E4E

Split complementary#8E5A4E, #828E4E

Tetradic#8E4E82, #8E7A4E, #4E8E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CFE1

Lighter +30%#A7B3CE

Lighter +20%#8697BC

Lighter +10%#657AAA

Darker −10%#3C4B6D

Darker −20%#2A354C

Darker −30%#181E2B

Darker −40%#06070A

More saturated +25%#3358AA

Less saturated −25%#6A6C73

Channel breakdown

R78

G98

B142

Red78 (30.6%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)29.09%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 62 · B 8E

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