Colour

#4168A2

#4168A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4168A2 is a blue with RGB values 65, 104, 162 and HSL 216°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4168A2

RGBrgb(65, 104, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.4078, 0.6353

RGB percentages25.5%, 40.8%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(215.9, 42.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 59.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK59.9%, 35.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,286,626

CSS custom property--colour: #4168A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BE975D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506CA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4363A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A27B41

Analogous#4199A2, #4A41A2

Triadic#A24168, #68A241

Split complementary#A24B41, #98A241

Tetradic#A24199, #A27B41, #41A24B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7D4E8

Lighter +30%#A2B9DA

Lighter +20%#7E9DCB

Lighter +10%#5981BD

Darker −10%#32517E

Darker −20%#243959

Darker −30%#152235

Darker −40%#070B10

More saturated +25%#2562BE

Less saturated −25%#5D6E86

Channel breakdown

R65

G104

B162

Red65 (25.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue215.88°

Saturation (HSL)42.73%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 41 · G 68 · B A2

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