Recognised as Colour

#4F6EA4

#4F6EA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F6EA4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 110, 164 and HSL 218°, 35%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F6EA4

RGBrgb(79, 110, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4314, 0.6431

RGB percentages31%, 43.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(218.1, 35%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 51.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK51.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,205,668

CSS custom property--colour: #4F6EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B0915B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5972A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#267A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4854F

Analogous#4F99A4, #5B4FA4

Triadic#A44F6E, #6EA44F

Split complementary#A45B4F, #99A44F

Tetradic#A44F98, #A4854F, #4FA45B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4DDEB

Lighter +30%#B2C1DA

Lighter +20%#90A5C9

Lighter +10%#6D89B9

Darker −10%#3E5782

Darker −20%#2E405F

Darker −30%#1D293D

Darker −40%#0D121A

More saturated +25%#3166C2

Less saturated −25%#6D7686

Channel breakdown

R79

G110

B164

Red79 (31%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue218.12°

Saturation (HSL)34.98%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 6E · B A4

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