Colour

#4F596B

#4F596B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F596B is a blue with RGB values 79, 89, 107 and HSL 219°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4F596B

RGBrgb(79, 89, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.349, 0.4196

RGB percentages31%, 34.9%, 42%

HSLhsl(218.6, 15.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 26.2%, 42%)

CMYK26.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,200,235

CSS custom property--colour: #4F596B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B0A694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535A6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#50576Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#485D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B614F

Analogous#4F676B, #534F6B

Triadic#6B4F59, #596B4F

Split complementary#6B534F, #676B4F

Tetradic#6B4F67, #6B614F, #4F6B53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAC0CC

Lighter +30%#9DA6B6

Lighter +20%#7F8BA1

Lighter +10%#657188

Darker −10%#39414E

Darker −20%#242830

Darker −30%#0E1013

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#385282

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R79

G89

B107

Red79 (31%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue218.57°

Saturation (HSL)15.05%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 59 · B 6B

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Colour values

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