Colour

#4182AE

#4182AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4182AE is a blue with RGB values 65, 130, 174 and HSL 204°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4182AE

RGBrgb(65, 130, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.5098, 0.6824

RGB percentages25.5%, 51%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(204.2, 45.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 62.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK62.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,293,294

CSS custom property--colour: #4182AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#BE7D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E82B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F77ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.04, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE6D41

Analogous#41AEA3, #414CAE

Triadic#AE4182, #82AE41

Split complementary#AE414C, #AEA341

Tetradic#A341AE, #AE6D41, #4CAE41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEE0ED

Lighter +30%#A9C9DF

Lighter +20%#84B2D1

Lighter +10%#5F9BC3

Darker −10%#336689

Darker −20%#254B64

Darker −30%#172F3F

Darker −40%#0A1319

More saturated +25%#2388CC

Less saturated −25%#5F7C90

Channel breakdown

R65

G130

B174

Red65 (25.5%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue204.22°

Saturation (HSL)45.61%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 41 · G 82 · B AE

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