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Colour

#4660FF

  • #4660FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4660FF is a blue with RGB values 70, 96, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4660FF#4660FF
HEX#4660FF
RGBrgb(70, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.6, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,612,351
CSS custom property--colour: #4660FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B99F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 25Blue violet · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE546
Analogous#46BCFF, #8946FF
Triadic#FF4660, #60FF46
Split complementary#FF8946, #BCFF46
Tetradic#FF46BC, #FFE546, #46FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE3FF
Lighter +20%#ACB8FF
Lighter +10%#798CFF
Darker −10%#1334FF
Darker −20%#001FDF
Darker −30%#0018AC
Darker −40%#001179
More saturated +25%#4660FF
Less saturated −25%#5D71E8

Channel breakdown

R70
G96
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 60 · B FF

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