Colour

#4F6470

#4F6470
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F6470 is a blue with RGB values 79, 100, 112 and HSL 202°, 17%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F6470#4F6470

HEX#4F6470

RGBrgb(79, 100, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3922, 0.4392

RGB percentages31%, 39.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(201.8, 17.3%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 29.5%, 43.9%)

CMYK29.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,203,056

CSS custom property--colour: #4F6470;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B09B8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6371no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#456768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11 Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#705B4F

Analogous#4F706B, #4F5470

Triadic#704F64, #64704F

Split complementary#704F54, #706C4F

Tetradic#6B4F70, #705B4F, #54704F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC8CF

Lighter +30%#9EB0BA

Lighter +20%#8098A5

Lighter +10%#647F8E

Darker −10%#3A4952

Darker −20%#252F34

Darker −30%#101416

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#376B88

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R79

G100

B112

Red79 (31%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue201.82°

Saturation (HSL)17.28%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 64 · B 70

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