Recognised as Colour

#4295CC

#4295CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4295CC is a blue with RGB values 66, 149, 204 and HSL 204°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4295CC

RGBrgb(66, 149, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5843, 0.8

RGB percentages25.9%, 58.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(203.9, 57.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 67.6%, 80%)

CMYK67.6%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,363,724

CSS custom property--colour: #4295CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#BD6A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#6988CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Sky blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC7942

Analogous#42CCBE, #4250CC

Triadic#CC4295, #95CC42

Split complementary#CC4250, #CCBE42

Tetradic#BE42CC, #CC7942, #50CC42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3EFF7

Lighter +30%#BAD9ED

Lighter +20%#92C2E2

Lighter +10%#6AACD7

Darker −10%#2F7AAC

Darker −20%#245E84

Darker −30%#19415C

Darker −40%#0E2534

More saturated +25%#249BEA

Less saturated −25%#608FAE

Channel breakdown

R66

G149

B204

Red66 (25.9%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue203.91°

Saturation (HSL)57.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 95 · B CC

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