Colour

#4E628F

#4E628F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E628F is a blue with RGB values 78, 98, 143 and HSL 222°, 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#4E628F

RGBrgb(78, 98, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3843, 0.5608

RGB percentages30.6%, 38.4%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(221.5, 29.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 45.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK45.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,039

CSS custom property--colour: #4E628F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B19D70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526691no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B608Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#366B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F7B4E

Analogous#4E838F, #5B4E8F

Triadic#8F4E62, #628F4E

Split complementary#8F5B4E, #838F4E

Tetradic#8F4E83, #8F7B4E, #4E8F5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D0E1

Lighter +30%#A7B3CF

Lighter +20%#8697BD

Lighter +10%#657BAB

Darker −10%#3C4B6E

Darker −20%#2A354D

Darker −30%#181E2C

Darker −40%#06080B

More saturated +25%#3257AB

Less saturated −25%#6A6D73

Channel breakdown

R78

G98

B143

Red78 (30.6%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 62 · B 8F

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