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Recognised as Colour

#4453AC

  • #4453AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4453AC is a blue with RGB values 68, 83, 172 and HSL 231°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4453AC#4453AC
HEX#4453AC
RGBrgb(68, 83, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3255, 0.6745
RGB percentages26.7%, 32.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(231.3, 43.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 60.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK60.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,477,868
CSS custom property--colour: #4453AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#BBAC53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#215FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0556AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#006777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC9D44
Analogous#4487AC, #6944AC
Triadic#AC4453, #53AC44
Split complementary#AC6944, #87AC44
Tetradic#AC4487, #AC9D44, #44AC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D4EC
Lighter +30%#ABB2DE
Lighter +20%#8791CF
Lighter +10%#6270C1
Darker −10%#364187
Darker −20%#273063
Darker −30%#191E3E
Darker −40%#0A0C1A
More saturated +25%#263ECA
Less saturated −25%#62688E

Channel breakdown

R68
G83
B172
Red68 (26.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue231.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 53 · B AC

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