Recognised as Colour

#4282EC

#4282EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4282EC is a blue with RGB values 66, 130, 236 and HSL 217°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4282EC

RGBrgb(66, 130, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5098, 0.9255

RGB percentages25.9%, 51%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(217.4, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK72%, 44.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,358,892

CSS custom property--colour: #4282EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#BD7D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C8DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#287DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#009BABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3 Royal blue · ΔE 14.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECAC42

Analogous#42D7EC, #5742EC

Triadic#EC4282, #82EC42

Split complementary#EC5742, #D7EC42

Tetradic#EC42D7, #ECAC42, #42EC57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFF

Lighter +30%#CDDEFA

Lighter +20%#9FBFF5

Lighter +10%#70A1F1

Darker −10%#1764E4

Darker −20%#1250B6

Darker −30%#0E3B87

Darker −40%#092759

More saturated +25%#2F7DFF

Less saturated −25%#5C88D2

Channel breakdown

R66

G130

B236

Red66 (25.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue217.41°

Saturation (HSL)81.73%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 82 · B EC

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