Colour

#4592BB

#4592BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4592BB is a blue with RGB values 69, 146, 187 and HSL 201°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4592BB#4592BB

HEX#4592BB

RGBrgb(69, 146, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5725, 0.7333

RGB percentages27.1%, 57.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(200.8, 46.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 63.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK63.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,559,547

CSS custom property--colour: #4592BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#BA6D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E91BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E85BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB6E45

Analogous#45BBA9, #4557BB

Triadic#BB4592, #92BB45

Split complementary#BB4557, #BBA945

Tetradic#A945BB, #BB6E45, #57BB45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAEAF2

Lighter +30%#B5D4E4

Lighter +20%#90BED6

Lighter +10%#6AA8C9

Darker −10%#377596

Darker −20%#295871

Darker −30%#1C3B4B

Darker −40%#0E1E26

More saturated +25%#259CDB

Less saturated −25%#65889B

Channel breakdown

R69

G146

B187

Red69 (27.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue200.85°

Saturation (HSL)46.46%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 92 · B BB

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