Colour

#4E6780

#4E6780
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6780 is a blue with RGB values 78, 103, 128 and HSL 210°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E6780#4E6780

HEX#4E6780

RGBrgb(78, 103, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4039, 0.502

RGB percentages30.6%, 40.4%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(210, 24.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 39.1%, 50.2%)

CMYK39.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,304

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6780;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B1987F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6781no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#576280no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#3D6D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80674E

Analogous#4E8080, #4E4E80

Triadic#804E67, #67804E

Split complementary#804E4E, #80804E

Tetradic#804E80, #80674E, #4E804E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1CDD9

Lighter +30%#A1B3C6

Lighter +20%#819AB3

Lighter +10%#62819F

Darker −10%#3B4E60

Darker −20%#273441

Darker −30%#141A21

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#34679A

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R78

G103

B128

Red78 (30.6%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)24.27%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 67 · B 80

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