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Recognised as Colour

#456A77

  • #456A77
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#456A77 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 106, 119 and HSL 196°, 27%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#456A77#456A77
HEX#456A77
RGBrgb(69, 106, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4157, 0.4667
RGB percentages27.1%, 41.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(195.6, 26.6%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 42%, 46.7%)
CMYK42%, 10.9%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,239
CSS custom property--colour: #456A77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#BA9588

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6277no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#316E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.9Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#775245
Analogous#45776B, #455177
Triadic#77456A, #6A7745
Split complementary#774551, #776B45
Tetradic#6B4577, #775245, #517745

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4CCD4
Lighter +30%#94B5C1
Lighter +20%#749FAE
Lighter +10%#588797
Darker −10%#324D57
Darker −20%#203036
Darker −30%#0D1416
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E758F
Less saturated −25%#5D5F60

Channel breakdown

R69
G106
B119
Red69 (27.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue195.6°
Saturation (HSL)26.6%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6A · B 77

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