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Recognised as Colour

#4293C2

  • #4293C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4293C2 is a blue with RGB values 66, 147, 194 and HSL 202°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4293C2#4293C2
HEX#4293C2
RGBrgb(66, 147, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5765, 0.7608
RGB percentages25.9%, 57.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(202, 51.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 66%, 76.1%)
CMYK66%, 24.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,363,202
CSS custom property--colour: #4293C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#BD6C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D92C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B86C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27142
Analogous#42C2B1, #4253C2
Triadic#C24293, #93C242
Split complementary#C24253, #C2B142
Tetradic#B142C2, #C27142, #53C242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEBF4
Lighter +30%#B6D5E7
Lighter +20%#8FBFDB
Lighter +10%#69A9CE
Darker −10%#33779E
Darker −20%#275A77
Darker −30%#1A3D51
Darker −40%#0E202A
More saturated +25%#239BE1
Less saturated −25%#618BA3

Channel breakdown

R66
G147
B194
Red66 (25.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)51.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 93 · B C2

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