Recognised as Colour

#4F6089

#4F6089
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F6089 is a blue with RGB values 79, 96, 137 and HSL 222°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F6089

RGBrgb(79, 96, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3765, 0.5373

RGB percentages31%, 37.6%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(222.4, 26.9%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 42.3%, 53.7%)

CMYK42.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,202,057

CSS custom property--colour: #4F6089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#B09F76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52638Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3C686Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89784F

Analogous#4F7D89, #5B4F89

Triadic#894F60, #60894F

Split complementary#895B4F, #7D894F

Tetradic#894F7D, #89784F, #4F895B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6CDDE

Lighter +30%#A6B1CB

Lighter +20%#8594B9

Lighter +10%#6578A6

Darker −10%#3C4969

Darker −20%#2A3348

Darker −30%#171C28

Darker −40%#040508

More saturated +25%#3455A4

Less saturated −25%#6A6B6E

Channel breakdown

R79

G96

B137

Red79 (31%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)26.85%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 60 · B 89

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