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Recognised as Colour

#4561DC

  • #4561DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4561DC is a blue with RGB values 69, 97, 220 and HSL 229°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4561DC#4561DC
HEX#4561DC
RGBrgb(69, 97, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3804, 0.8627
RGB percentages27.1%, 38%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(228.9, 68.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 68.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 55.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,547,036
CSS custom property--colour: #4561DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#BA9E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.5Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.47, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC045
Analogous#45ADDC, #7445DC
Triadic#DC4561, #61DC45
Split complementary#DC7445, #ADDC45
Tetradic#DC45AD, #DCC045, #45DC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3FC
Lighter +30%#C6CEF4
Lighter +20%#9BAAEC
Lighter +10%#7085E4
Darker −10%#2644C8
Darker −20%#1E359D
Darker −30%#162772
Darker −40%#0D1848
More saturated +25%#2950F8
Less saturated −25%#6172C0

Channel breakdown

R69
G97
B220
Red69 (27.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue228.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 61 · B DC

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