Recognised as Colour

#4F68AB

#4F68AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F68AB is a blue with RGB values 79, 104, 171 and HSL 224°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F68AB

RGBrgb(79, 104, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4078, 0.6706

RGB percentages31%, 40.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(223.7, 36.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 53.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK53.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,204,139

CSS custom property--colour: #4F68AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#B09754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D6FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4267AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#207781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6 Medium purple · ΔE 30.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB924F

Analogous#4F96AB, #644FAB

Triadic#AB4F68, #68AB4F

Split complementary#AB644F, #96AB4F

Tetradic#AB4F96, #AB924F, #4FAB64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DEED

Lighter +30%#B6C1DD

Lighter +20%#93A3CD

Lighter +10%#7085BD

Darker −10%#3F5388

Darker −20%#2F3E65

Darker −30%#1F2842

Darker −40%#0F131F

More saturated +25%#305ACA

Less saturated −25%#6E768C

Channel breakdown

R79

G104

B171

Red79 (31%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue223.7°

Saturation (HSL)36.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 68 · B AB

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