Recognised as Colour

#4E7493

#4E7493
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E7493 is a blue with RGB values 78, 116, 147 and HSL 207°, 31%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E7493

RGBrgb(78, 116, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4549, 0.5765

RGB percentages30.6%, 45.5%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(207, 30.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207, 46.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK46.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,141,651

CSS custom property--colour: #4E7493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#B18B6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#677494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6D92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#307B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#936D4E

Analogous#4E9390, #4E5193

Triadic#934E74, #74934E

Split complementary#934E51, #93904E

Tetradic#904E93, #936D4E, #52934E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD8E3

Lighter +30%#A9BFD1

Lighter +20%#87A6C0

Lighter +10%#668EAE

Darker −10%#3C5A72

Darker −20%#2B3F50

Darker −30%#19252F

Darker −40%#070B0E

More saturated +25%#3277AF

Less saturated −25%#6A7177

Channel breakdown

R78

G116

B147

Red78 (30.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue206.96°

Saturation (HSL)30.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 74 · B 93

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