Colour

#4E6493

#4E6493
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E6493 is a blue with RGB values 78, 100, 147 and HSL 221°, 31%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E6493

RGBrgb(78, 100, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3922, 0.5765

RGB percentages30.6%, 39.2%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(220.9, 30.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 46.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK46.9%, 32%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,555

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B19B6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B6292no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#336E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#937D4E

Analogous#4E8793, #5A4E93

Triadic#934E64, #64934E

Split complementary#935B4E, #86934E

Tetradic#934E87, #937D4E, #4E935A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD2E3

Lighter +30%#A9B6D1

Lighter +20%#8799C0

Lighter +10%#667DAE

Darker −10%#3C4D72

Darker −20%#2B3750

Darker −30%#19202F

Darker −40%#07090E

More saturated +25%#325AAF

Less saturated −25%#6A6E77

Channel breakdown

R78

G100

B147

Red78 (30.6%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue220.87°

Saturation (HSL)30.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 64 · B 93

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