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Recognised as Colour

#4460BF

  • #4460BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4460BF is a blue with RGB values 68, 96, 191 and HSL 226°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4460BF#4460BF
HEX#4460BF
RGBrgb(68, 96, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3765, 0.749
RGB percentages26.7%, 37.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(226.3, 49%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 64.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK64.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,481,215
CSS custom property--colour: #4460BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BB9F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C6CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A61BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA344
Analogous#449DBF, #6644BF
Triadic#BF4460, #60BF44
Split complementary#BF6644, #9DBF44
Tetradic#BF449D, #BFA344, #44BF66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE1F3
Lighter +30%#B6C1E6
Lighter +20%#90A1D9
Lighter +10%#6A80CC
Darker −10%#354C9B
Darker −20%#283A75
Darker −30%#1B274F
Darker −40%#0E1429
More saturated +25%#254FDE
Less saturated −25%#6371A0

Channel breakdown

R68
G96
B191
Red68 (26.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue226.34°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 60 · B BF

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