Recognised as Colour

#4465AC

#4465AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4465AC is a blue with RGB values 68, 101, 172 and HSL 221°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4465AC#4465AC

HEX#4465AC

RGBrgb(68, 101, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3961, 0.6745

RGB percentages26.7%, 39.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(221, 43.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 60.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK60.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,482,476

CSS custom property--colour: #4465AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#BB9A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3862ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Royal blue · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC8B44

Analogous#4499AC, #5744AC

Triadic#AC4465, #65AC44

Split complementary#AC5744, #99AC44

Tetradic#AC4499, #AC8B44, #44AC57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D9EC

Lighter +30%#ABBBDE

Lighter +20%#879ECF

Lighter +10%#6280C1

Darker −10%#365087

Darker −20%#273A63

Darker −30%#19253E

Darker −40%#0A0F1A

More saturated +25%#265ACA

Less saturated −25%#62708E

Channel breakdown

R68

G101

B172

Red68 (26.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue220.96°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 65 · B AC

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