Recognised as Colour

#4260FD

#4260FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4260FD is a blue with RGB values 66, 96, 253 and HSL 230°, 98%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4260FD#4260FD

HEX#4260FD

RGBrgb(66, 96, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3765, 0.9922

RGB percentages25.9%, 37.6%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(230.4, 97.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 73.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK73.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,350,205

CSS custom property--colour: #4260FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#BD9F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7 Medium purple · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDDF42

Analogous#42BEFD, #8242FD

Triadic#FD4260, #60FD42

Split complementary#FD8242, #BEFD42

Tetradic#FD42BD, #FDDF42, #42FD81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9DFFF

Lighter +20%#A7B5FE

Lighter +10%#748AFE

Darker −10%#1036FC

Darker −20%#0224D7

Darker −30%#021CA4

Darker −40%#011372

More saturated +25%#405FFF

Less saturated −25%#5A70E5

Channel breakdown

R66

G96

B253

Red66 (25.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue230.37°

Saturation (HSL)97.91%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 60 · B FD

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