Recognised as Colour

#4F6D99

#4F6D99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F6D99 is a blue with RGB values 79, 109, 153 and HSL 216°, 32%, 45%. 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

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HEX#4F6D99

RGBrgb(79, 109, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4275, 0.6

RGB percentages31%, 42.7%, 60%

HSLhsl(215.7, 31.9%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 48.4%, 60%)

CMYK48.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,205,401

CSS custom property--colour: #4F6D99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#B09266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C709Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#546998no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#30777Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5 Gray · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#997B4F

Analogous#4F9299, #564F99

Triadic#994F6D, #6D994F

Split complementary#99564F, #92994F

Tetradic#994F92, #997B4F, #4F9956

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CED8E6

Lighter +30%#ADBDD4

Lighter +20%#8BA2C3

Lighter +10%#6987B2

Darker −10%#3E5577

Darker −20%#2C3D56

Darker −30%#1B2534

Darker −40%#0A0D12

More saturated +25%#3268B6

Less saturated −25%#6C727C

Channel breakdown

R79

G109

B153

Red79 (31%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue215.68°

Saturation (HSL)31.9%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 6D · B 99

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Colour harmonies

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