Colour

#4F5F85

#4F5F85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F5F85 is a blue with RGB values 79, 95, 133 and HSL 222°, 25%, 42%. 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

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HEX#4F5F85

RGBrgb(79, 95, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3725, 0.5216

RGB percentages31%, 37.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(222.2, 25.5%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 40.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK40.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,201,797

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5F85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B0A07A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#3E676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85754F

Analogous#4F7A85, #5A4F85

Triadic#854F5F, #5F854F

Split complementary#855A4F, #7A854F

Tetradic#854F7A, #85754F, #4F855A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4CBDC

Lighter +30%#A4AFC9

Lighter +20%#8493B6

Lighter +10%#6477A3

Darker −10%#3C4865

Darker −20%#293145

Darker −30%#161A25

Darker −40%#030405

More saturated +25%#3554A0

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6B

Channel breakdown

R79

G95

B133

Red79 (31%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue222.22°

Saturation (HSL)25.47%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5F · B 85

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