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Recognised as Colour

#45629D

  • #45629D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#45629D is a blue with RGB values 69, 98, 157 and HSL 220°, 39%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#45629D#45629D
HEX#45629D
RGBrgb(69, 98, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3843, 0.6157
RGB percentages27.1%, 38.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(220.2, 38.9%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 56.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK56.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,547,229
CSS custom property--colour: #45629D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#BA9D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A679Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#106F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8045
Analogous#458E9D, #54459D
Triadic#9D4562, #629D45
Split complementary#9D5445, #8E9D45
Tetradic#9D458E, #9D8045, #459D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D2E7
Lighter +30%#A4B5D7
Lighter +20%#8198C7
Lighter +10%#5D7BB8
Darker −10%#354C7A
Darker −20%#263656
Darker −30%#162033
Darker −40%#070A0F
More saturated +25%#2958B9
Less saturated −25%#616C81

Channel breakdown

R69
G98
B157
Red69 (27.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)38.94%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 62 · B 9D

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