Colour

#4F69A0

#4F69A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F69A0 is a blue with RGB values 79, 105, 160 and HSL 221°, 34%, 47%. 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

#4F69A0#4F69A0

HEX#4F69A0

RGBrgb(79, 105, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4118, 0.6275

RGB percentages31%, 41.2%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(220.7, 33.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 50.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK50.6%, 34.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,204,384

CSS custom property--colour: #4F69A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#B0965F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B669Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2B757Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0864F

Analogous#4F91A0, #5E4FA0

Triadic#A04F69, #69A04F

Split complementary#A05E4F, #91A04F

Tetradic#A04F91, #A0864F, #4FA05E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D9E9

Lighter +30%#B0BDD8

Lighter +20%#8EA0C7

Lighter +10%#6C84B6

Darker −10%#3E537E

Darker −20%#2D3C5C

Darker −30%#1C263A

Darker −40%#0C0F17

More saturated +25%#315EBE

Less saturated −25%#6D7482

Channel breakdown

R79

G105

B160

Red79 (31%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue220.74°

Saturation (HSL)33.89%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 69 · B A0

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