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Recognised as Colour

#4665CC

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

#4665CC is a blue with RGB values 70, 101, 204 and HSL 226°, 57%, 54%. 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

#4665CC#4665CC
HEX#4665CC
RGBrgb(70, 101, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3961, 0.8
RGB percentages27.5%, 39.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(226.1, 56.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 65.7%, 80%)
CMYK65.7%, 50.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,613,580
CSS custom property--colour: #4665CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B99A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2972D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAD46
Analogous#46A8CC, #6A46CC
Triadic#CC4665, #65CC46
Split complementary#CC6A46, #A8CC46
Tetradic#CC46A8, #CCAD46, #46CC6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAF8
Lighter +30%#BEC9ED
Lighter +20%#96A8E2
Lighter +10%#6E86D7
Darker −10%#304DAF
Darker −20%#253C87
Darker −30%#1A2A5F
Darker −40%#0F1837
More saturated +25%#2955EA
Less saturated −25%#6475AF

Channel breakdown

R70
G101
B204
Red70 (27.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue226.12°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 65 · B CC

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