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Colour

#4281A2

  • #4281A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4281A2 is a blue with RGB values 66, 129, 162 and HSL 201°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4281A2#4281A2
HEX#4281A2
RGBrgb(66, 129, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5059, 0.6353
RGB percentages25.9%, 50.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(200.6, 42.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 59.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,358,562
CSS custom property--colour: #4281A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#BD7E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7180A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6476A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3Teal · ΔE 24.3Dark cyan · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A26342
Analogous#42A293, #4251A2
Triadic#A24281, #81A242
Split complementary#A24251, #A29342
Tetradic#9342A2, #A26342, #51A242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8DDE8
Lighter +30%#A3C7DA
Lighter +20%#7FB1CB
Lighter +10%#5B9BBC
Darker −10%#33647E
Darker −20%#24475A
Darker −30%#162A35
Darker −40%#070E11
More saturated +25%#258ABF
Less saturated −25%#5F7885

Channel breakdown

R66
G129
B162
Red66 (25.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue200.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 81 · B A2

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