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Colour

#4599FF

  • #4599FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4599FF is a blue with RGB values 69, 153, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4599FF#4599FF
HEX#4599FF
RGBrgb(69, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages27.1%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.9, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK72.9%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,561,407
CSS custom property--colour: #4599FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#BA6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A90FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAB45
Analogous#45F6FF, #4E45FF
Triadic#FF4599, #99FF45
Split complementary#FF4E45, #F6FF45
Tetradic#FF45F6, #FFAB45, #45FF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEDFF
Lighter +20%#ABD1FF
Lighter +10%#78B5FF
Darker −10%#127DFF
Darker −20%#0064DE
Darker −30%#004DAB
Darker −40%#003678
More saturated +25%#4599FF
Less saturated −25%#5C9BE8

Channel breakdown

R69
G153
B255
Red69 (27.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 99 · B FF

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