Colour

#4E6796

#4E6796
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E6796 is a blue with RGB values 78, 103, 150 and HSL 219°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E6796

RGBrgb(78, 103, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4039, 0.5882

RGB percentages30.6%, 40.4%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(219.2, 31.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 48%, 58.8%)

CMYK48%, 31.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,326

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B19869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D6495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#317178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#967D4E

Analogous#4E8B96, #594E96

Triadic#964E67, #67964E

Split complementary#96594E, #8B964E

Tetradic#964E8B, #967D4E, #4E9659

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD4E4

Lighter +30%#AAB8D3

Lighter +20%#899CC1

Lighter +10%#6780B0

Darker −10%#3D5074

Darker −20%#2B3953

Darker −30%#1A2231

Darker −40%#080B10

More saturated +25%#325EB3

Less saturated −25%#6B707A

Channel breakdown

R78

G103

B150

Red78 (30.6%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue219.17°

Saturation (HSL)31.58%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 67 · B 96

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Colour values

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