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Colour

#4659B5

  • #4659B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4659B5 is a blue with RGB values 70, 89, 181 and HSL 230°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4659B5#4659B5
HEX#4659B5
RGBrgb(70, 89, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.349, 0.7098
RGB percentages27.5%, 34.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(229.7, 44.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 61.3%, 71%)
CMYK61.3%, 50.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,485
CSS custom property--colour: #4659B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B9A64A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2665B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A5CB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5A246
Analogous#4690B5, #6B46B5
Triadic#B54659, #59B546
Split complementary#B56B46, #91B546
Tetradic#B54690, #B5A246, #46B56B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DCF0
Lighter +30%#B3BBE1
Lighter +20%#8E9AD3
Lighter +10%#6979C5
Darker −10%#384790
Darker −20%#2A356B
Darker −30%#1B2347
Darker −40%#0D1122
More saturated +25%#2744D4
Less saturated −25%#656E96

Channel breakdown

R70
G89
B181
Red70 (27.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue229.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.22%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 59 · B B5

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