Colour

#4F6FAD

#4F6FAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4F6FAD is a blue with RGB values 79, 111, 173 and HSL 220°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F6FAD#4F6FAD

HEX#4F6FAD

RGBrgb(79, 111, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4353, 0.6784

RGB percentages31%, 43.5%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(219.6, 37.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 54.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK54.3%, 35.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,205,933

CSS custom property--colour: #4F6FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#B09052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5674B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B6CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1B7D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD8D4F

Analogous#4F9EAD, #5E4FAD

Triadic#AD4F6F, #6FAD4F

Split complementary#AD5E4F, #9EAD4F

Tetradic#AD4F9E, #AD8D4F, #4FAD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAE1EE

Lighter +30%#B7C4DE

Lighter +20%#94A8CE

Lighter +10%#718BBE

Darker −10%#3F598A

Darker −20%#2F4267

Darker −30%#1F2C44

Darker −40%#0F1521

More saturated +25%#3065CD

Less saturated −25%#6F798E

Channel breakdown

R79

G111

B173

Red79 (31%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue219.57°

Saturation (HSL)37.3%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 6F · B AD

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Colour values

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