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Recognised as Colour

#4266FA

  • #4266FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4266FA is a blue with RGB values 66, 102, 250 and HSL 228°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4266FA#4266FA
HEX#4266FA
RGBrgb(66, 102, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4, 0.9804
RGB percentages25.9%, 40%, 98%
HSLhsl(228.3, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK73.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,351,738
CSS custom property--colour: #4266FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#BD9905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.3Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD642
Analogous#42C2FA, #7A42FA
Triadic#FA4266, #66FA42
Split complementary#FA7A42, #C2FA42
Tetradic#FA42C2, #FAD642, #42FA7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7DFFE
Lighter +20%#A5B6FD
Lighter +10%#748EFB
Darker −10%#103EF9
Darker −20%#062DD0
Darker −30%#04229F
Darker −40%#03186D
More saturated +25%#3D63FF
Less saturated −25%#5A75E2

Channel breakdown

R66
G102
B250
Red66 (25.9%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228.26°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 66 · B FA

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