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Recognised as Colour

#4F5D87

  • #4F5D87
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F5D87 is a blue with RGB values 79, 93, 135 and HSL 225°, 26%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F5D87#4F5D87
HEX#4F5D87
RGBrgb(79, 93, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3647, 0.5294
RGB percentages31%, 36.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(225, 26.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 41.5%, 52.9%)
CMYK41.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,201,287
CSS custom property--colour: #4F5D87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B0A278

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6189no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3D666Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87794F
Analogous#4F7987, #5D4F87
Triadic#874F5D, #5D874F
Split complementary#875D4F, #79874F
Tetradic#874F79, #87794F, #4F875D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CBDD
Lighter +30%#A5AECA
Lighter +20%#8591B7
Lighter +10%#6474A5
Darker −10%#3C4767
Darker −20%#293147
Darker −30%#171B26
Darker −40%#040406
More saturated +25%#3450A2
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6C

Channel breakdown

R79
G93
B135
Red79 (31%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 5D · B 87

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