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Colour

#4680D6

  • #4680D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4680D6 is a blue with RGB values 70, 128, 214 and HSL 216°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4680D6#4680D6
HEX#4680D6
RGBrgb(70, 128, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.502, 0.8392
RGB percentages27.5%, 50.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(215.8, 63.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 67.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK67.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,620,502
CSS custom property--colour: #4680D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B97F29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5987D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#427AD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69C46
Analogous#46C8D6, #5446D6
Triadic#D64680, #80D646
Split complementary#D65446, #C8D646
Tetradic#D646C8, #D69C46, #46D654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF3FB
Lighter +30%#C3D6F2
Lighter +20%#99B9E9
Lighter +10%#709DDF
Darker −10%#2A66BF
Darker −20%#215095
Darker −30%#18396B
Darker −40%#0F2341
More saturated +25%#2A7BF2
Less saturated −25%#6285BA

Channel breakdown

R70
G128
B214
Red70 (27.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue215.83°
Saturation (HSL)63.72%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 80 · B D6

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