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Recognised as Colour

#452FC6

  • #452FC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#452FC6 is a blue with RGB values 69, 47, 198 and HSL 249°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#452FC6#452FC6
HEX#452FC6
RGBrgb(69, 47, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1843, 0.7765
RGB percentages27.1%, 18.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(248.7, 61.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 76.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK65.2%, 76.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,534,214
CSS custom property--colour: #452FC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#BAD039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Navy · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0C62F
Analogous#2F65C6, #902FC6
Triadic#C6452F, #2FC645
Split complementary#C6902F, #65C62F
Tetradic#C62F65, #B0C62F, #2FC691

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3CEF3
Lighter +30%#AFA4EA
Lighter +20%#8A7BE0
Lighter +10%#6552D6
Darker −10%#37259D
Darker −20%#281B74
Darker −30%#1A124A
Darker −40%#0C0821
More saturated +25%#2F10E5
Less saturated −25%#5B4EA7

Channel breakdown

R69
G47
B198
Red69 (27.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue248.74°
Saturation (HSL)61.63%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2F · B C6

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