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#4561ED Color

#4561ED is rgb(69, 97, 237) in RGB, hsl(230, 82%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 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 2.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4561ED
HEX#4561ED
RGBrgb(69, 97, 237)
HSLhsl(230, 82%, 60%)
HSVhsv(230, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 59%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.212 269.5)
LABlab(45.67% 26.73 -75.22)
LCHlch(45.67% 79.83 289.56)

What #4561ED 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 #4561ED, 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.

#4561ED Channel Values

How #4561ED 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 69 · G 97 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 82% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4561ED 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4561ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4561ED; 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 #4561ED

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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How #4561ED 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#4561ED
Protanopia#5D5DED
Protanomaly#545FED
Deuteranopia#5959ED
Deuteranomaly#525CED
Tritanopia#007F7F
Tritanomaly#0D74B6
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #4561ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4561ed: #4561ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4561ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4561ed': '#4561ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.380, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_4561ed">#4561ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#4561ED"

More Blue Colors

#4561ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4561ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4561ED?

#4561ED is a light blue — rgb(69, 97, 237) in RGB and hsl(230, 82%, 60%) 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 2.71.

What is the RGB value of #4561ED?

#4561ED is rgb(69, 97, 237) — red 69, green 97, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4561ED?

#4561ED converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 59%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4561ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4561ED scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4561ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4561ED 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 12.43, which is visibly different.

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