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Recognised as Colour

#4625BB

  • #4625BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4625BB is a blue with RGB values 70, 37, 187 and HSL 253°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4625BB#4625BB
HEX#4625BB
RGBrgb(70, 37, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1451, 0.7333
RGB percentages27.5%, 14.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(253.2, 67%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 80.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK62.6%, 80.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,597,179
CSS custom property--colour: #4625BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#B9DA44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16Navy · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 21.5Medium blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABB25
Analogous#254FBB, #9125BB
Triadic#BB4625, #25BB46
Split complementary#BB9125, #4FBB25
Tetradic#BB254F, #9ABB25, #25BB91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7BBF1
Lighter +30%#A490E9
Lighter +20%#8165E1
Lighter +10%#5D3BD8
Darker −10%#361D90
Darker −20%#261466
Darker −30%#160C3B
Darker −40%#060311
More saturated +25%#3609D7
Less saturated −25%#56419F

Channel breakdown

R70
G37
B187
Red70 (27.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue253.2°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 25 · B BB

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