Recognised as Colour

#4589EE

#4589EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4589EE is a blue with RGB values 69, 137, 238 and HSL 216°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4589EE#4589EE

HEX#4589EE

RGBrgb(69, 137, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5373, 0.9333

RGB percentages27.1%, 53.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(215.9, 83.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 71%, 93.3%)

CMYK71%, 42.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,557,294

CSS custom property--colour: #4589EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#BA7611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5892F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A83ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Steel blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEAA45

Analogous#45DEEE, #5545EE

Triadic#EE4589, #89EE45

Split complementary#EE5545, #DEEE45

Tetradic#EE45DE, #EEAA45, #45EE55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D1E2FB

Lighter +20%#A2C4F7

Lighter +10%#74A7F2

Darker −10%#166BEA

Darker −20%#1156BC

Darker −30%#0D408D

Darker −40%#092B5E

More saturated +25%#3486FF

Less saturated −25%#5E8ED5

Channel breakdown

R69

G137

B238

Red69 (27.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue215.86°

Saturation (HSL)83.25%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 89 · B EE

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