Recognised as Colour

#4591FE

#4591FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4591FE is a blue with RGB values 69, 145, 254 and HSL 215°, 99%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4591FE#4591FE

HEX#4591FE

RGBrgb(69, 145, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5686, 0.9961

RGB percentages27.1%, 56.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(215.4, 98.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 72.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK72.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,559,358

CSS custom property--colour: #4591FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#BA6E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#388AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.64, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEB245

Analogous#45EDFE, #5545FE

Triadic#FE4591, #91FE45

Split complementary#FE5645, #EEFE45

Tetradic#FE45EE, #FEB245, #45FE56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEBFF

Lighter +20%#AACDFF

Lighter +10%#78AFFE

Darker −10%#1273FE

Darker −20%#015BDC

Darker −30%#0146A9

Darker −40%#013176

More saturated +25%#4491FF

Less saturated −25%#5C95E7

Channel breakdown

R69

G145

B254

Red69 (27.1%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue215.35°

Saturation (HSL)98.93%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 91 · B FE

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