Colour

#4E646F

#4E646F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E646F is a blue with RGB values 78, 100, 111 and HSL 200°, 17%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E646F

RGBrgb(78, 100, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3922, 0.4353

RGB percentages30.6%, 39.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(200, 17.5%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 29.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK29.7%, 9.9%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,519

CSS custom property--colour: #4E646F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B19B90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#446767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Teal · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F594E

Analogous#4E6F6A, #4E546F

Triadic#6F4E64, #646F4E

Split complementary#6F4E54, #6F6A4E

Tetradic#6A4E6F, #6F594E, #546F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAC8CF

Lighter +30%#9CB0BA

Lighter +20%#7E98A5

Lighter +10%#637F8D

Darker −10%#394951

Darker −20%#242E33

Darker −30%#0F1315

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#366C87

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R78

G100

B111

Red78 (30.6%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)17.46%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 64 · B 6F

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