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Recognised as Colour

#4E6379

  • #4E6379
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6379 is a blue with RGB values 78, 99, 121 and HSL 211°, 22%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E6379#4E6379
HEX#4E6379
RGBrgb(78, 99, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3882, 0.4745
RGB percentages30.6%, 38.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(210.7, 21.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 35.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK35.5%, 18.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,137,273
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B19C86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B637Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#555F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#40686Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dim grey · ΔE 15.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79644E
Analogous#4E7879, #4F4E79
Triadic#794E63, #63794E
Split complementary#794F4E, #79794E
Tetradic#794E78, #79644E, #4E794F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC9D5
Lighter +30%#9FB0C1
Lighter +20%#8096AD
Lighter +10%#627C98
Darker −10%#3A4A5A
Darker −20%#26303B
Darker −30%#12171C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#356292
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R78
G99
B121
Red78 (30.6%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue210.7°
Saturation (HSL)21.61%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 63 · B 79

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