Colour

#4159FA

#4159FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4159FA is a blue with RGB values 65, 89, 250 and HSL 232°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4159FA#4159FA

HEX#4159FA

RGBrgb(65, 89, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.349, 0.9804

RGB percentages25.5%, 34.9%, 98%

HSLhsl(232.2, 94.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 74%, 98%)

CMYK74%, 64.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,282,874

CSS custom property--colour: #4159FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#BEA605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0084A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Royal blue · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Medium blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAE241

Analogous#41B5FA, #8641FA

Triadic#FA4159, #59FA41

Split complementary#FA8641, #B5FA41

Tetradic#FA41B5, #FAE241, #41FA86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D6DBFE

Lighter +20%#A4B0FD

Lighter +10%#7384FB

Darker −10%#0F2EF9

Darker −20%#0520D0

Darker −30%#04189E

Darker −40%#03116C

More saturated +25%#3C55FF

Less saturated −25%#596BE2

Channel breakdown

R65

G89

B250

Red65 (25.5%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue232.22°

Saturation (HSL)94.87%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 41 · G 59 · B FA

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