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Recognised as Colour

#4496DB

  • #4496DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4496DB is a blue with RGB values 68, 150, 219 and HSL 207°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4496DB#4496DB
HEX#4496DB
RGBrgb(68, 150, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5882, 0.8588
RGB percentages26.7%, 58.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(207.4, 67.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 68.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK68.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,495,067
CSS custom property--colour: #4496DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#BB6924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7799DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#628ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB8944
Analogous#44DBD5, #444ADB
Triadic#DB4496, #96DB44
Split complementary#DB444A, #DBD544
Tetradic#D544DB, #DB8944, #4ADB44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6FC
Lighter +30%#C4DEF4
Lighter +20%#9AC6EB
Lighter +10%#6FAEE3
Darker −10%#267DC6
Darker −20%#1E629B
Darker −30%#164770
Darker −40%#0D2C46
More saturated +25%#2898F7
Less saturated −25%#6094BF

Channel breakdown

R68
G150
B219
Red68 (26.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue207.42°
Saturation (HSL)67.71%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 96 · B DB

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