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Recognised as Colour

#4146CE

  • #4146CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4146CE is a blue with RGB values 65, 70, 206 and HSL 238°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4146CE#4146CE
HEX#4146CE
RGBrgb(65, 70, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.2745, 0.8078
RGB percentages25.5%, 27.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(237.9, 59%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 68.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK68.4%, 66%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,277,966
CSS custom property--colour: #4146CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#BEB931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Navy · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC941
Analogous#418DCE, #8241CE
Triadic#CE4146, #46CE41
Split complementary#CE8241, #8DCE41
Tetradic#CE418D, #CEC941, #41CE82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E4F8
Lighter +30%#BBBCED
Lighter +20%#9295E3
Lighter +10%#6A6DD8
Darker −10%#2D32AF
Darker −20%#232686
Darker −30%#181B5E
Darker −40%#0E0F35
More saturated +25%#232AEC
Less saturated −25%#5F62B0

Channel breakdown

R65
G70
B206
Red65 (25.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue237.87°
Saturation (HSL)59%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 46 · B CE

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