Colour

#4465A2

#4465A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4465A2 is a blue with RGB values 68, 101, 162 and HSL 219°, 41%, 45%. 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

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HEX#4465A2

RGBrgb(68, 101, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3961, 0.6353

RGB percentages26.7%, 39.6%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(218.9, 40.9%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 58%, 63.5%)

CMYK58%, 37.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,482,466

CSS custom property--colour: #4465A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13145WCAG 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 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#BB9A5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4062A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00737Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A28144

Analogous#4494A2, #5244A2

Triadic#A24465, #65A244

Split complementary#A25244, #94A244

Tetradic#A24494, #A28144, #44A252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9D4E9

Lighter +30%#A6B8D9

Lighter +20%#829BCA

Lighter +10%#5E7FBB

Darker −10%#354F7E

Darker −20%#26385A

Darker −30%#172236

Darker −40%#080B12

More saturated +25%#275CBF

Less saturated −25%#616E85

Channel breakdown

R68

G101

B162

Red68 (26.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue218.94°

Saturation (HSL)40.87%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 65 · B A2

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