Recognised as Colour

#4F5F73

#4F5F73
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4F5F73 is a blue with RGB values 79, 95, 115 and HSL 213°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4F5F73

RGBrgb(79, 95, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3725, 0.451

RGB percentages31%, 37.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(213.3, 18.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 31.3%, 45.1%)

CMYK31.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,201,779

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5F73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#B0A08C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#545C73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#456366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)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#73634F

Analogous#4F7173, #514F73

Triadic#734F5F, #5F734F

Split complementary#73514F, #71734F

Tetradic#734F71, #73634F, #4F7351

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC6D1

Lighter +30%#9EACBD

Lighter +20%#8092A8

Lighter +10%#647891

Darker −10%#3A4655

Darker −20%#252D37

Darker −30%#111418

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#375C8B

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R79

G95

B115

Red79 (31%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.56%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5F · B 73

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