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Recognised as Colour

#4206FF

  • #4206FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4206FF is a blue with RGB values 66, 6, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4206FF#4206FF
HEX#4206FF
RGBrgb(66, 6, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0235, 1
RGB percentages25.9%, 2.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.5, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK74.1%, 97.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,327,167
CSS custom property--colour: #4206FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#BDF900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.3Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 30.9Dark violet · ΔE 33.3Dark orchid · ΔE 46.2Dark blue · ΔE 49.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3FF06
Analogous#0647FF, #BE06FF
Triadic#FF4206, #06FF42
Split complementary#FFBE06, #47FF06
Tetradic#FF0647, #C3FF06, #06FFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD2FF
Lighter +30%#B69FFF
Lighter +20%#8F6CFF
Lighter +10%#6939FF
Darker −10%#3300D2
Darker −20%#26009F
Darker −30%#1A006C
Darker −40%#0E0039
More saturated +25%#4206FF
Less saturated −25%#5225E0

Channel breakdown

R66
G6
B255
Red66 (25.9%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 06 · B FF

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