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Recognised as Colour

#4668AB

  • #4668AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4668AB is a blue with RGB values 70, 104, 171 and HSL 220°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4668AB#4668AB
HEX#4668AB
RGBrgb(70, 104, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4078, 0.6706
RGB percentages27.5%, 40.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(219.8, 41.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 59.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK59.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,614,315
CSS custom property--colour: #4668AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B99754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E65AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#007781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB8946
Analogous#469AAB, #5646AB
Triadic#AB4668, #68AB46
Split complementary#AB5646, #9AAB46
Tetradic#AB469B, #AB8946, #46AB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DAEC
Lighter +30%#ADBDDD
Lighter +20%#89A0CE
Lighter +10%#6483C0
Darker −10%#375287
Darker −20%#283C63
Darker −30%#1A263E
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#285EC9
Less saturated −25%#64728D

Channel breakdown

R70
G104
B171
Red70 (27.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue219.8°
Saturation (HSL)41.91%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 68 · B AB

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