Recognised as Colour

#4E6372

#4E6372
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6372 is a blue with RGB values 78, 99, 114 and HSL 205°, 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

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HEX#4E6372

RGBrgb(78, 99, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3882, 0.4471

RGB percentages30.6%, 38.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(205, 18.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 31.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK31.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,266

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B19C8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#585F72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#436768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#725D4E

Analogous#4E726F, #4E5172

Triadic#724E63, #63724E

Split complementary#724E51, #726F4E

Tetradic#6F4E72, #725D4E, #51724E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC8D1

Lighter +30%#9DAFBC

Lighter +20%#7F96A7

Lighter +10%#637D90

Darker −10%#394954

Darker −20%#252E35

Darker −30%#101417

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36678A

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R78

G99

B114

Red78 (30.6%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue205°

Saturation (HSL)18.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 63 · B 72

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