Colour

#4297FF

#4297FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4297FF is a blue with RGB values 66, 151, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4297FF#4297FF

HEX#4297FF

RGBrgb(66, 151, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5922, 1

RGB percentages25.9%, 59.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(213, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK74.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,364,287

CSS custom property--colour: #4297FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#BD6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#659FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#448EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Steel blue · ΔE 31.3 Slate blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFAA42

Analogous#42F6FF, #4B42FF

Triadic#FF4297, #97FF42

Split complementary#FF4B42, #F6FF42

Tetradic#FF42F6, #FFAA42, #42FF4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBEBFF

Lighter +20%#A8CFFF

Lighter +10%#75B3FF

Darker −10%#0F7BFF

Darker −20%#0062DB

Darker −30%#004CA8

Darker −40%#003575

More saturated +25%#4297FF

Less saturated −25%#5A99E7

Channel breakdown

R66

G151

B255

Red66 (25.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue213.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 97 · B FF

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