Colour

#4568B6

#4568B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4568B6 is a blue with RGB values 69, 104, 182 and HSL 221°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4568B6

RGBrgb(69, 104, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4078, 0.7137

RGB percentages27.1%, 40.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(221.4, 45%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 62.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK62.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,548,790

CSS custom property--colour: #4568B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#BA9749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4570B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3466B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#007A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B69345

Analogous#45A1B6, #5A45B6

Triadic#B64568, #68B645

Split complementary#B65A45, #A1B645

Tetradic#B645A1, #B69345, #45B65A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7DFF0

Lighter +30%#B2C1E2

Lighter +20%#8DA3D4

Lighter +10%#6885C6

Darker −10%#375391

Darker −20%#293E6C

Darker −30%#1B2947

Darker −40%#0D1322

More saturated +25%#265CD5

Less saturated −25%#647497

Channel breakdown

R69

G104

B182

Red69 (27.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue221.42°

Saturation (HSL)45.02%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 68 · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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