Colour

#4F5E8C

#4F5E8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F5E8C is a blue with RGB values 79, 94, 140 and HSL 225°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F5E8C#4F5E8C

HEX#4F5E8C

RGBrgb(79, 94, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3686, 0.549

RGB percentages31%, 36.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(225.2, 27.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 43.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK43.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,201,548

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5E8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B0A173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E628Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#485D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3A676Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C7D4F

Analogous#4F7C8C, #5F4F8C

Triadic#8C4F5E, #5E8C4F

Split complementary#8C5E4F, #7D8C4F

Tetradic#8C4F7C, #8C7D4F, #4F8C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CDE0

Lighter +30%#A7B0CD

Lighter +20%#8693BB

Lighter +10%#6676A8

Darker −10%#3D486B

Darker −20%#2A324B

Darker −30%#181C2A

Darker −40%#05060A

More saturated +25%#3450A7

Less saturated −25%#6A6C71

Channel breakdown

R79

G94

B140

Red79 (31%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue225.25°

Saturation (HSL)27.85%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5E · B 8C

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Colour values

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