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Recognised as Colour

#4526FF

  • #4526FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4526FF is a blue with RGB values 69, 38, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4526FF#4526FF
HEX#4526FF
RGBrgb(69, 38, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.149, 1
RGB percentages27.1%, 14.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.6, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK72.9%, 85.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,531,967
CSS custom property--colour: #4526FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#BAD900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.6Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 39.9Dark blue · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FF26
Analogous#2674FF, #B126FF
Triadic#FF4526, #26FF45
Split complementary#FFB126, #74FF26
Tetradic#FF2674, #E0FF26, #26FFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F2FF
Lighter +30%#C8BFFF
Lighter +20%#9C8CFF
Lighter +10%#7159FF
Darker −10%#2300F2
Darker −20%#1B00BF
Darker −30%#14008C
Darker −40%#0D0059
More saturated +25%#4526FF
Less saturated −25%#5841E4

Channel breakdown

R69
G38
B255
Red69 (27.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 26 · B FF

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