Colour

#4F5A76

#4F5A76
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4F5A76 is a blue with RGB values 79, 90, 118 and HSL 223°, 20%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4F5A76

RGBrgb(79, 90, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3529, 0.4627

RGB percentages31%, 35.3%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(223.1, 19.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 33.1%, 46.3%)

CMYK33.1%, 23.7%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,200,502

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B0A589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515C77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5975no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#446064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766B4F

Analogous#4F6E76, #584F76

Triadic#764F5A, #5A764F

Split complementary#76584F, #6E764F

Tetradic#764F6E, #766B4F, #4F7658

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC4D3

Lighter +30%#9FA8BF

Lighter +20%#818CAA

Lighter +10%#637195

Darker −10%#3B4357

Darker −20%#262B39

Darker −30%#12141A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364F8F

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R79

G90

B118

Red79 (31%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue223.08°

Saturation (HSL)19.8%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5A · B 76

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