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Recognised as Colour

#4460EE

  • #4460EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4460EE is a blue with RGB values 68, 96, 238 and HSL 230°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4460EE#4460EE
HEX#4460EE
RGBrgb(68, 96, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3765, 0.9333
RGB percentages26.7%, 37.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(230.1, 83.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 71.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK71.4%, 59.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,481,262
CSS custom property--colour: #4460EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#BB9F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00849Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED244
Analogous#44B5EE, #7D44EE
Triadic#EE4460, #60EE44
Split complementary#EE7D44, #B5EE44
Tetradic#EE44B5, #EED244, #44EE7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0D7FB
Lighter +20%#A2B0F7
Lighter +10%#7388F2
Darker −10%#1538EA
Darker −20%#112DBB
Darker −30%#0D228C
Darker −40%#08165E
More saturated +25%#3355FF
Less saturated −25%#5D71D5

Channel breakdown

R68
G96
B238
Red68 (26.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue230.12°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 60 · B EE

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