Recognised as Colour

#4660A1

#4660A1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4660A1 is a blue with RGB values 70, 96, 161 and HSL 223°, 39%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4660A1#4660A1

HEX#4660A1

RGBrgb(70, 96, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3765, 0.6314

RGB percentages27.5%, 37.6%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(222.9, 39.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 56.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK56.5%, 40.4%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,612,257

CSS custom property--colour: #4660A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#B99F5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4567A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A5EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0D6E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8 Medium purple · ΔE 32 Royal blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A18746

Analogous#468DA1, #5A46A1

Triadic#A14660, #60A146

Split complementary#A15A46, #8DA146

Tetradic#A1468D, #A18746, #46A15A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBD3E8

Lighter +30%#A7B5D9

Lighter +20%#8498C9

Lighter +10%#607ABA

Darker −10%#374B7D

Darker −20%#27365A

Darker −30%#182036

Darker −40%#080B13

More saturated +25%#2954BE

Less saturated −25%#636C84

Channel breakdown

R70

G96

B161

Red70 (27.5%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 60 · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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