Colour

#4F505D

#4F505D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F505D is a blue with RGB values 79, 80, 93 and HSL 236°, 8%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4F505D

RGBrgb(79, 80, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3137, 0.3647

RGB percentages31%, 31.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(235.7, 8.1%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 15.1%, 36.5%)

CMYK15.1%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,197,917

CSS custom property--colour: #4F505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B0AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D515Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C505Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4C5254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D5C4F

Analogous#4F575D, #554F5D

Triadic#5D4F50, #505D4F

Split complementary#5D554F, #575D4F

Tetradic#5D4F57, #5D5C4F, #4F5D55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7B7C1

Lighter +30%#9B9CAA

Lighter +20%#7F8193

Lighter +10%#666879

Darker −10%#383841

Darker −20%#202126

Darker −30%#09090A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A3E73

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R79

G80

B93

Red79 (31%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue235.71°

Saturation (HSL)8.14%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 50 · B 5D

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