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Recognised as Colour

#4E7487

  • #4E7487
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4E7487 is a blue with RGB values 78, 116, 135 and HSL 200°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4E7487#4E7487
HEX#4E7487
RGBrgb(78, 116, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4549, 0.5294
RGB percentages30.6%, 45.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(200, 26.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 42.2%, 52.9%)
CMYK42.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,141,639
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7487;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B18B78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#626C87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#38797Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87614E
Analogous#4E877E, #4E5887
Triadic#874E74, #74874E
Split complementary#874E58, #877E4E
Tetradic#7D4E87, #87614E, #58874E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D5DD
Lighter +30%#A4BDCA
Lighter +20%#83A6B8
Lighter +10%#638FA5
Darker −10%#3B5867
Darker −20%#293C46
Darker −30%#162126
Darker −40%#030506
More saturated +25%#337DA2
Less saturated −25%#696B6C

Channel breakdown

R78
G116
B135
Red78 (30.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)26.76%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 74 · B 87

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