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Colour

#4260C7

  • #4260C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4260C7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 96, 199 and HSL 226°, 54%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4260C7#4260C7
HEX#4260C7
RGBrgb(66, 96, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3765, 0.7804
RGB percentages25.9%, 37.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(226.5, 54.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 66.8%, 78%)
CMYK66.8%, 51.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,350,151
CSS custom property--colour: #4260C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BD9F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#206ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00788Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A942
Analogous#42A2C7, #6742C7
Triadic#C74260, #60C742
Split complementary#C76742, #A2C742
Tetradic#C742A2, #C7A942, #42C767

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE4F6
Lighter +30%#B8C3EA
Lighter +20%#91A2DE
Lighter +10%#6981D3
Darker −10%#314BA5
Darker −20%#25397E
Darker −30%#1A2756
Darker −40%#0E152F
More saturated +25%#234FE6
Less saturated −25%#6171A8

Channel breakdown

R66
G96
B199
Red66 (25.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue226.47°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 60 · B C7

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