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Colour

#4569AA

  • #4569AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4569AA is a blue with RGB values 69, 105, 170 and HSL 219°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4569AA#4569AA
HEX#4569AA
RGBrgb(69, 105, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4118, 0.6667
RGB percentages27.1%, 41.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(218.6, 42.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 59.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK59.4%, 38.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,034
CSS custom property--colour: #4569AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#BA9655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4065A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8645
Analogous#459BAA, #5445AA
Triadic#AA4569, #69AA45
Split complementary#AA5445, #9BAA45
Tetradic#AA459B, #AA8645, #45AA54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD9EC
Lighter +30%#ABBDDD
Lighter +20%#87A0CE
Lighter +10%#6384BF
Darker −10%#365386
Darker −20%#283C61
Darker −30%#19263D
Darker −40%#0A0F19
More saturated +25%#2760C8
Less saturated −25%#63728C

Channel breakdown

R69
G105
B170
Red69 (27.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue218.61°
Saturation (HSL)42.26%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 69 · B AA

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