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Recognised as Colour

#4592F3

  • #4592F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4592F3 is a blue with RGB values 69, 146, 243 and HSL 213°, 88%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4592F3#4592F3
HEX#4592F3
RGBrgb(69, 146, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5725, 0.9529
RGB percentages27.1%, 57.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(213.4, 87.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 71.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK71.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,559,603
CSS custom property--colour: #4592F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#BA6D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#488AF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3A645
Analogous#45E9F3, #4F45F3
Triadic#F34592, #92F345
Split complementary#F34F45, #E9F345
Tetradic#F345E9, #F3A645, #45F34F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E6FC
Lighter +20%#A5CAF9
Lighter +10%#75AEF6
Darker −10%#1576F0
Darker −20%#0D5EC5
Darker −30%#0A4795
Darker −40%#073165
More saturated +25%#3991FF
Less saturated −25%#5E95DA

Channel breakdown

R69
G146
B243
Red69 (27.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue213.45°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 92 · B F3

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