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Recognised as Colour

#4F6BA7

  • #4F6BA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F6BA7 is a blue with RGB values 79, 107, 167 and HSL 221°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F6BA7#4F6BA7
HEX#4F6BA7
RGBrgb(79, 107, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4196, 0.6549
RGB percentages31%, 42%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(220.9, 35.8%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 52.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,204,903
CSS custom property--colour: #4F6BA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B09458

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5370A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4968A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#247881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A78B4F
Analogous#4F97A7, #5F4FA7
Triadic#A74F6B, #6BA74F
Split complementary#A75F4F, #97A74F
Tetradic#A74F97, #A78B4F, #4FA75F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DDEC
Lighter +30%#B4C0DB
Lighter +20%#91A3CB
Lighter +10%#6E87BB
Darker −10%#3F5584
Darker −20%#2E3F62
Darker −30%#1E283F
Darker −40%#0D121D
More saturated +25%#3060C6
Less saturated −25%#6E7688

Channel breakdown

R79
G107
B167
Red79 (31%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue220.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.77%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 6B · B A7

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