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#4160EC Color

#4160EC is rgb(65, 96, 236) in RGB, hsl(229, 82%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 59%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4160EC
HEX#4160EC
RGBrgb(65, 96, 236)
HSLhsl(229, 82%, 59%)
HSVhsv(229, 72%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 59%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.213 268.7)
LABlab(45.15% 26.42 -75.53)
LCHlch(45.15% 80.02 289.28)

What #4160EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4160EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4160EC Channel Values

How #4160EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 65 · G 96 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 82% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 72% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4160EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4160EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4160EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4160EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4160EC.

How #4160EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4160EC
Protanopia#5C5CEC
Protanomaly#525DEC
Deuteranopia#5757EC
Deuteranomaly#4F5BEC
Tritanopia#007E7E
Tritanomaly#0073B5
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4160EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4160ec: #4160EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4160EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4160ec': '#4160EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.376, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_4160ec">#4160EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4160EC"

More Blue Colors

#4160EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4160EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4160EC?

#4160EC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(65, 96, 236) in RGB and hsl(229, 82%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.77.

What is the RGB value of #4160EC?

#4160EC is rgb(65, 96, 236) — red 65, green 96, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4160EC?

#4160EC converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 59%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4160EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4160EC scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4160EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4160EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.49, which is visibly different.

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