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Colour

#4F5D89

  • #4F5D89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F5D89 is a blue with RGB values 79, 93, 137 and HSL 226°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F5D89#4F5D89
HEX#4F5D89
RGBrgb(79, 93, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3647, 0.5373
RGB percentages31%, 36.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(225.5, 26.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 42.3%, 53.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 32.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,201,289
CSS custom property--colour: #4F5D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B0A276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E618Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#495C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3C666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#897B4F
Analogous#4F7A89, #5E4F89
Triadic#894F5D, #5D894F
Split complementary#895E4F, #7A894F
Tetradic#894F7A, #897B4F, #4F895E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CCDE
Lighter +30%#A6AFCB
Lighter +20%#8592B9
Lighter +10%#6575A6
Darker −10%#3C4769
Darker −20%#2A3148
Darker −30%#171B28
Darker −40%#040508
More saturated +25%#344FA4
Less saturated −25%#6A6B6E

Channel breakdown

R79
G93
B137
Red79 (31%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)26.85%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 5D · B 89

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