Colour

#4F5FB0

#4F5FB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F5FB0 is a blue with RGB values 79, 95, 176 and HSL 230°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F5FB0

RGBrgb(79, 95, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3725, 0.6902

RGB percentages31%, 37.3%, 69%

HSLhsl(230.1, 38%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 55.1%, 69%)

CMYK55.1%, 46%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,201,840

CSS custom property--colour: #4F5FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B0A04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B69B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F61AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1C717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Royal blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0A04F

Analogous#4F8FB0, #704FB0

Triadic#B04F5F, #5FB04F

Split complementary#B0704F, #8FB04F

Tetradic#B04F8F, #B0A04F, #4FB070

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDFEF

Lighter +30%#B9BFDF

Lighter +20%#959FD0

Lighter +10%#727FC0

Darker −10%#3F4C8D

Darker −20%#2F396A

Darker −30%#202646

Darker −40%#101323

More saturated +25%#2F4AD0

Less saturated −25%#6F7490

Channel breakdown

R79

G95

B176

Red79 (31%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue230.1°

Saturation (HSL)38.04%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 5F · B B0

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