Colour

#4E6C8C

#4E6C8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E6C8C is a blue with RGB values 78, 108, 140 and HSL 211°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E6C8C#4E6C8C

HEX#4E6C8C

RGBrgb(78, 108, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4235, 0.549

RGB percentages30.6%, 42.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(211, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK44.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,139,596

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#B19373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606D8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#58678Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#367377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C6E4E

Analogous#4E8B8C, #4F4E8C

Triadic#8C4E6C, #6C8C4E

Split complementary#8C4F4E, #8B8C4E

Tetradic#8C4E8B, #8C6E4E, #4E8C4F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D3E0

Lighter +30%#A6B9CD

Lighter +20%#859FBB

Lighter +10%#6485A9

Darker −10%#3C536B

Darker −20%#2A394A

Darker −30%#17202A

Darker −40%#050709

More saturated +25%#336BA7

Less saturated −25%#696D71

Channel breakdown

R78

G108

B140

Red78 (30.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue210.97°

Saturation (HSL)28.44%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 6C · B 8C

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