Recognised as Colour

#4269B7

#4269B7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4269B7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 105, 183 and HSL 220°, 47%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4269B7

RGBrgb(66, 105, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4118, 0.7176

RGB percentages25.9%, 41.2%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(220, 47%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 63.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK63.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,352,439

CSS custom property--colour: #4269B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#BD9648

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4571BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3366B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9 Royal blue · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B79042

Analogous#42A4B7, #5642B7

Triadic#B74269, #69B742

Split complementary#B75642, #A4B742

Tetradic#B742A3, #B79042, #42B756

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5DEF0

Lighter +30%#B0C1E2

Lighter +20%#8AA3D5

Lighter +10%#6586C7

Darker −10%#345392

Darker −20%#273E6C

Darker −30%#192847

Darker −40%#0C1321

More saturated +25%#235FD6

Less saturated −25%#617398

Channel breakdown

R66

G105

B183

Red66 (25.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)46.99%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 69 · B B7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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