Colour

#4F679A

#4F679A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F679A is a blue with RGB values 79, 103, 154 and HSL 221°, 32%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F679A

RGBrgb(79, 103, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4039, 0.6039

RGB percentages31%, 40.4%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(220.8, 32.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 48.7%, 60.4%)

CMYK48.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,203,866

CSS custom property--colour: #4F679A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#B09865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546B9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#307279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A824F

Analogous#4F8D9A, #5C4F9A

Triadic#9A4F67, #679A4F

Split complementary#9A5C4F, #8D9A4F

Tetradic#9A4F8D, #9A824F, #4F9A5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD6E6

Lighter +30%#ADBAD5

Lighter +20%#8B9DC4

Lighter +10%#6A81B2

Darker −10%#3E5078

Darker −20%#2C3A57

Darker −30%#1B2335

Darker −40%#0A0D13

More saturated +25%#325DB7

Less saturated −25%#6C717D

Channel breakdown

R79

G103

B154

Red79 (31%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.19%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 67 · B 9A

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