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Recognised as Colour

#4485FF

  • #4485FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4485FF is a blue with RGB values 68, 133, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4485FF#4485FF
HEX#4485FF
RGBrgb(68, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages26.7%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK73.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,490,751
CSS custom property--colour: #4485FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#BB7A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4093FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBE44
Analogous#44E3FF, #6044FF
Triadic#FF4485, #85FF44
Split complementary#FF6044, #E3FF44
Tetradic#FF44E3, #FFBE44, #44FF60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE9FF
Lighter +20%#AAC8FF
Lighter +10%#77A6FF
Darker −10%#1164FF
Darker −20%#004DDD
Darker −30%#003BAA
Darker −40%#002977
More saturated +25%#4485FF
Less saturated −25%#5B8CE8

Channel breakdown

R68
G133
B255
Red68 (26.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 85 · B FF

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