Colour

#4F5F7A

#4F5F7A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4F5F7A is a blue with RGB values 79, 95, 122 and HSL 218°, 21%, 39%. 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#4F5F7A

RGBrgb(79, 95, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3725, 0.4784

RGB percentages31%, 37.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(217.7, 21.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 35.2%, 47.8%)

CMYK35.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,201,786

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5F7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B0A085

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56607Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#515C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#426568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Gray · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A6A4F

Analogous#4F747A, #554F7A

Triadic#7A4F5F, #5F7A4F

Split complementary#7A554F, #757A4F

Tetradic#7A4F74, #7A6A4F, #4F7A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFC8D6

Lighter +30%#A0ADC2

Lighter +20%#8192AE

Lighter +10%#637799

Darker −10%#3B475B

Darker −20%#272F3C

Darker −30%#13171D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#365993

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R79

G95

B122

Red79 (31%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue217.67°

Saturation (HSL)21.39%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5F · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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