Recognised as Colour

#4E698F

#4E698F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E698F is a blue with RGB values 78, 105, 143 and HSL 215°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E698F

RGBrgb(78, 105, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.5608

RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(215.1, 29.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 45.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK45.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,831

CSS custom property--colour: #4E698F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#B19670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#53658Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#357176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24 Gray · ΔE 25.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F744E

Analogous#4E8A8F, #544E8F

Triadic#8F4E69, #698F4E

Split complementary#8F544E, #898F4E

Tetradic#8F4E89, #8F744E, #4E8F54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D2E1

Lighter +30%#A7B8CF

Lighter +20%#869DBD

Lighter +10%#6582AB

Darker −10%#3C516E

Darker −20%#2A394D

Darker −30%#18202C

Darker −40%#06080B

More saturated +25%#3264AB

Less saturated −25%#6A6E73

Channel breakdown

R78

G105

B143

Red78 (30.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue215.08°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B 8F

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