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Recognised as Colour

#4E6979

  • #4E6979
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6979 is a blue with RGB values 78, 105, 121 and HSL 202°, 22%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E6979#4E6979
HEX#4E6979
RGBrgb(78, 105, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.4745
RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(202.3, 21.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 35.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK35.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,138,809
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B19686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62687Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6379no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#406D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795E4E
Analogous#4E7974, #4E5379
Triadic#794E69, #69794E
Split complementary#794E53, #79744E
Tetradic#744E79, #795E4E, #53794E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECCD5
Lighter +30%#9FB4C1
Lighter +20%#809CAD
Lighter +10%#628498
Darker −10%#3A4E5A
Darker −20%#26333B
Darker −30%#12181C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#356F92
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R78
G105
B121
Red78 (30.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.61%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B 79

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