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Recognised as Colour

#4185EC

  • #4185EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4185EC is a blue with RGB values 65, 133, 236 and HSL 216°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4185EC#4185EC
HEX#4185EC
RGBrgb(65, 133, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.5216, 0.9255
RGB percentages25.5%, 52.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(216.1, 81.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 72.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 43.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,294,124
CSS custom property--colour: #4185EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BE7A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#307FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA841
Analogous#41DAEC, #5341EC
Triadic#EC4185, #85EC41
Split complementary#EC5341, #DBEC41
Tetradic#EC41DA, #ECA841, #41EC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#CCDEFA
Lighter +20%#9EC1F5
Lighter +10%#6FA3F1
Darker −10%#1768E3
Darker −20%#1253B5
Darker −30%#0D3E87
Darker −40%#092858
More saturated +25%#2E81FF
Less saturated −25%#5B8AD2

Channel breakdown

R65
G133
B236
Red65 (25.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 85 · B EC

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