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Recognised as Colour

#4665CA

  • #4665CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4665CA is a blue with RGB values 70, 101, 202 and HSL 226°, 55%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4665CA#4665CA
HEX#4665CA
RGBrgb(70, 101, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3961, 0.7922
RGB percentages27.5%, 39.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(225.9, 55.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 65.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK65.3%, 50%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,613,578
CSS custom property--colour: #4665CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B99A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C72CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAAB46
Analogous#46A7CA, #6946CA
Triadic#CA4665, #65CA46
Split complementary#CA6946, #A7CA46
Tetradic#CA46A7, #CAAB46, #46CA69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E9F7
Lighter +30%#BDC8EC
Lighter +20%#95A7E1
Lighter +10%#6E86D5
Darker −10%#314EAC
Darker −20%#263C84
Darker −30%#1B2A5D
Darker −40%#0F1835
More saturated +25%#2855E8
Less saturated −25%#6475AC

Channel breakdown

R70
G101
B202
Red70 (27.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue225.91°
Saturation (HSL)55.46%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 65 · B CA

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