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Recognised as Colour

#4645DE

  • #4645DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4645DE is a blue with RGB values 70, 69, 222 and HSL 240°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4645DE#4645DE
HEX#4645DE
RGBrgb(70, 69, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2706, 0.8706
RGB percentages27.5%, 27.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240.4, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK68.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,605,406
CSS custom property--colour: #4645DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B9BA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDE45
Analogous#4591DE, #9345DE
Triadic#DE4645, #45DE46
Split complementary#DE9245, #91DE45
Tetradic#DE4591, #DDDE45, #45DE92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2FD
Lighter +30%#C7C7F5
Lighter +20%#9C9CED
Lighter +10%#7170E6
Darker −10%#2524CC
Darker −20%#1D1CA1
Darker −30%#151575
Darker −40%#0E0D4A
More saturated +25%#2B2AF9
Less saturated −25%#6160C3

Channel breakdown

R70
G69
B222
Red70 (27.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 45 · B DE

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