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Recognised as Colour

#4491C2

  • #4491C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4491C2 is a blue with RGB values 68, 145, 194 and HSL 203°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4491C2#4491C2
HEX#4491C2
RGBrgb(68, 145, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5686, 0.7608
RGB percentages26.7%, 56.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(203.3, 50.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 64.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,493,762
CSS custom property--colour: #4491C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BB6E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A91C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6984C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27544
Analogous#44C2B4, #4452C2
Triadic#C24491, #91C244
Split complementary#C24452, #C2B444
Tetradic#B444C2, #C27544, #52C244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEEBF4
Lighter +30%#B7D5E8
Lighter +20%#91BEDB
Lighter +10%#6AA8CF
Darker −10%#34759F
Darker −20%#275979
Darker −30%#1B3D52
Darker −40%#0E202C
More saturated +25%#2598E1
Less saturated −25%#638AA3

Channel breakdown

R68
G145
B194
Red68 (26.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)50.81%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 91 · B C2

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