Colour

#4269FD

#4269FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4269FD is a blue with RGB values 66, 105, 253 and HSL 227°, 98%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4269FD

RGBrgb(66, 105, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4118, 0.9922

RGB percentages25.9%, 41.2%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(227.5, 97.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 73.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK73.9%, 58.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,352,509

CSS custom property--colour: #4269FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#BD9602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDD642

Analogous#42C6FD, #7942FD

Triadic#FD4269, #69FD42

Split complementary#FD7942, #C6FD42

Tetradic#FD42C6, #FDD642, #42FD79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9E1FF

Lighter +20%#A7B9FE

Lighter +10%#7491FE

Darker −10%#1041FC

Darker −20%#022FD7

Darker −30%#0224A4

Darker −40%#011972

More saturated +25%#4068FF

Less saturated −25%#5A77E5

Channel breakdown

R66

G105

B253

Red66 (25.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue227.49°

Saturation (HSL)97.91%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 69 · B FD

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