Colour

#0469CB

#0469CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0469CB is a blue with RGB values 4, 105, 203 and HSL 210°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0469CB#0469CB

HEX#0469CB

RGBrgb(4, 105, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4118, 0.7961

RGB percentages1.6%, 41.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(209.5, 96.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 98%, 79.6%)

CMYK98%, 48.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer289,227

CSS custom property--colour: #0469CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#FB9634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D73CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB6604

Analogous#04CBCA, #0405CB

Triadic#CB0469, #69CB04

Split complementary#CB0405, #CBCA04

Tetradic#CA04CB, #CB6604, #05CB04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9ECEFD

Lighter +30%#6CB5FC

Lighter +20%#3A9CFB

Lighter +10%#0883FA

Darker −10%#034F99

Darker −20%#023567

Darker −30%#011B35

Darker −40%#000203

More saturated +25%#0069CF

Less saturated −25%#1E69B1

Channel breakdown

G105

B203

Red4 (1.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue209.55°

Saturation (HSL)96.14%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 69 · B CB

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Colour values

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