Recognised as Colour

#4E6879

#4E6879
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6879 is a blue with RGB values 78, 104, 121 and HSL 204°, 22%, 39%. 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

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HEX#4E6879

RGBrgb(78, 104, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4078, 0.4745

RGB percentages30.6%, 40.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(203.7, 21.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 35.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK35.5%, 14%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,553

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.2 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#646464

Inverted#B19786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#60677Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6379no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#406C6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Gray · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#795F4E

Analogous#4E7974, #4E5379

Triadic#794E68, #68794E

Split complementary#794E53, #79744E

Tetradic#744E79, #795F4E, #53794E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BECCD5

Lighter +30%#9FB4C1

Lighter +20%#809BAD

Lighter +10%#628398

Darker −10%#3A4D5A

Darker −20%#26333B

Darker −30%#12181C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#356D92

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R78

G104

B121

Red78 (30.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue203.72°

Saturation (HSL)21.61%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 68 · B 79

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