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Recognised as Colour

#4160B9

  • #4160B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4160B9 is a blue with RGB values 65, 96, 185 and HSL 225°, 48%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4160B9#4160B9
HEX#4160B9
RGBrgb(65, 96, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.3765, 0.7255
RGB percentages25.5%, 37.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(224.5, 48%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 64.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK64.9%, 48.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,284,601
CSS custom property--colour: #4160B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#BE9F46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#326BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1960B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B99A41
Analogous#419CB9, #5E41B9
Triadic#B94160, #60B941
Split complementary#B95E41, #9CB941
Tetradic#B9419C, #B99A41, #41B95E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DDF0
Lighter +30%#B0BDE3
Lighter +20%#8A9ED6
Lighter +10%#647EC9
Darker −10%#344C93
Darker −20%#26396E
Darker −30%#192548
Darker −40%#0C1222
More saturated +25%#2251D8
Less saturated −25%#606F9A

Channel breakdown

R65
G96
B185
Red65 (25.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue224.5°
Saturation (HSL)48%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 60 · B B9

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