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Recognised as Colour

#4464A5

  • #4464A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4464A5 is a blue with RGB values 68, 100, 165 and HSL 220°, 42%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4464A5#4464A5
HEX#4464A5
RGBrgb(68, 100, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3922, 0.6471
RGB percentages26.7%, 39.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(220.2, 41.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 58.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 39.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,482,213
CSS custom property--colour: #4464A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BB9B5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C61A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.6Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A58544
Analogous#4494A5, #5544A5
Triadic#A54464, #64A544
Split complementary#A55544, #94A544
Tetradic#A54494, #A58544, #44A555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD5EA
Lighter +30%#A7B8DB
Lighter +20%#839BCC
Lighter +10%#5F7EBD
Darker −10%#354E81
Darker −20%#26385D
Darker −30%#172239
Darker −40%#080C15
More saturated +25%#275AC2
Less saturated −25%#616E88

Channel breakdown

R68
G100
B165
Red68 (26.7%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue220.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.63%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 64 · B A5

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