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Recognised as Colour

#4E6873

  • #4E6873
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6873 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 104, 115 and HSL 198°, 19%, 38%. 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

#4E6873#4E6873
HEX#4E6873
RGBrgb(78, 104, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4078, 0.451
RGB percentages30.6%, 40.8%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(197.8, 19.2%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 32.2%, 45.1%)
CMYK32.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,138,547
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B1978C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6273no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#426B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Dim grey · ΔE 11.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 16Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73594E
Analogous#4E736B, #4E5673
Triadic#734E68, #68734E
Split complementary#734E56, #736B4E
Tetradic#6B4E73, #73594E, #56734E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCBD1
Lighter +30%#9DB3BD
Lighter +20%#7F9CA8
Lighter +10%#638391
Darker −10%#394D55
Darker −20%#253136
Darker −30%#101618
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36728B
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R78
G104
B115
Red78 (30.6%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue197.84°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 68 · B 73

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