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Recognised as Colour

#4459AF

  • #4459AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4459AF is a blue with RGB values 68, 89, 175 and HSL 228°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4459AF#4459AF
HEX#4459AF
RGBrgb(68, 89, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.349, 0.6863
RGB percentages26.7%, 34.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(228.2, 44%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 61.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK61.1%, 49.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,479,407
CSS custom property--colour: #4459AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#BBA650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D64B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#195BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF9A44
Analogous#448EAF, #6544AF
Triadic#AF4459, #59AF44
Split complementary#AF6444, #8FAF44
Tetradic#AF448E, #AF9A44, #44AF64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D7ED
Lighter +30%#ADB7DF
Lighter +20%#8896D1
Lighter +10%#6376C3
Darker −10%#36468A
Darker −20%#273466
Darker −30%#192141
Darker −40%#0B0E1C
More saturated +25%#2647CD
Less saturated −25%#626B91

Channel breakdown

R68
G89
B175
Red68 (26.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue228.22°
Saturation (HSL)44.03%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 59 · B AF

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