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Recognised as Colour

#4276CD

  • #4276CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4276CD is a blue with RGB values 66, 118, 205 and HSL 218°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4276CD#4276CD
HEX#4276CD
RGBrgb(66, 118, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4627, 0.8039
RGB percentages25.9%, 46.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(217.6, 58.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 67.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK67.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,355,789
CSS custom property--colour: #4276CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#BD8932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3671CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9942
Analogous#42BBCD, #5442CD
Triadic#CD4276, #76CD42
Split complementary#CD5442, #BBCD42
Tetradic#CD42BB, #CD9942, #42CD54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EBF8
Lighter +30%#BBCEED
Lighter +20%#93B0E2
Lighter +10%#6A93D8
Darker −10%#2E5EAE
Darker −20%#234886
Darker −30%#19325D
Darker −40%#0E1D35
More saturated +25%#246EEB
Less saturated −25%#607EAF

Channel breakdown

R66
G118
B205
Red66 (25.9%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue217.55°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 76 · B CD

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