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Recognised as Colour

#4456BF

  • #4456BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4456BF is a blue with RGB values 68, 86, 191 and HSL 231°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4456BF#4456BF
HEX#4456BF
RGBrgb(68, 86, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3373, 0.749
RGB percentages26.7%, 33.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(231.2, 49%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 64.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK64.4%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,478,655
CSS custom property--colour: #4456BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#BBA940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFAD44
Analogous#4493BF, #7044BF
Triadic#BF4456, #56BF44
Split complementary#BF7044, #93BF44
Tetradic#BF4493, #BFAD44, #44BF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDFF3
Lighter +30%#B6BDE6
Lighter +20%#909BD9
Lighter +10%#6A78CC
Darker −10%#35449B
Darker −20%#283375
Darker −30%#1B234F
Darker −40%#0E1229
More saturated +25%#2540DE
Less saturated −25%#636CA0

Channel breakdown

R68
G86
B191
Red68 (26.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue231.22°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 56 · B BF

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