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Recognised as Colour

#4669B5

  • #4669B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4669B5 is a blue with RGB values 70, 105, 181 and HSL 221°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4669B5#4669B5
HEX#4669B5
RGBrgb(70, 105, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4118, 0.7098
RGB percentages27.5%, 41.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(221.1, 44.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 61.3%, 71%)
CMYK61.3%, 42%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,614,581
CSS custom property--colour: #4669B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B9964A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4771B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3766B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B59246
Analogous#46A1B5, #5A46B5
Triadic#B54669, #69B546
Split complementary#B55B46, #A0B546
Tetradic#B546A1, #B59246, #46B55B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DFF0
Lighter +30%#B3C1E1
Lighter +20%#8EA4D3
Lighter +10%#6986C5
Darker −10%#385490
Darker −20%#2A3E6B
Darker −30%#1B2947
Darker −40%#0D1422
More saturated +25%#275DD4
Less saturated −25%#657596

Channel breakdown

R70
G105
B181
Red70 (27.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue221.08°
Saturation (HSL)44.22%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 69 · B B5

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