Recognised as Colour

#4680B6

#4680B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4680B6 is a blue with RGB values 70, 128, 182 and HSL 209°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4680B6

RGBrgb(70, 128, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.502, 0.7137

RGB percentages27.5%, 50.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(208.9, 44.4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 61.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK61.5%, 29.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,620,470

CSS custom property--colour: #4680B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#B97F49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6982B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A77B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B67C46

Analogous#46B6B4, #4648B6

Triadic#B64680, #80B646

Split complementary#B64648, #B6B446

Tetradic#B446B6, #B67C46, #48B646

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8E4F0

Lighter +30%#B3CBE2

Lighter +20%#8EB2D4

Lighter +10%#6A99C5

Darker −10%#386691

Darker −20%#2A4C6C

Darker −30%#1C3248

Darker −40%#0D1823

More saturated +25%#2781D6

Less saturated −25%#667F97

Channel breakdown

R70

G128

B182

Red70 (27.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue208.93°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 80 · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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