Colour

#4184FF

#4184FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4184FF is a blue with RGB values 65, 132, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4184FF#4184FF

HEX#4184FF

RGBrgb(65, 132, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.5176, 1

RGB percentages25.5%, 51.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 74.5%, 100%)

CMYK74.5%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,293,887

CSS custom property--colour: #4184FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#BE7B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFBC41

Analogous#41E3FF, #5D41FF

Triadic#FF4184, #84FF41

Split complementary#FF5D41, #E3FF41

Tetradic#FF41E3, #FFBC41, #41FF5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAE7FF

Lighter +20%#A7C6FF

Lighter +10%#74A5FF

Darker −10%#0E63FF

Darker −20%#004DDA

Darker −30%#003BA7

Darker −40%#002974

More saturated +25%#4184FF

Less saturated −25%#598BE7

Channel breakdown

R65

G132

B255

Red65 (25.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue218.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 41 · G 84 · B FF

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