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Recognised as Colour

#456AAC

  • #456AAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#456AAC is a blue with RGB values 69, 106, 172 and HSL 218°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#456AAC#456AAC
HEX#456AAC
RGBrgb(69, 106, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4157, 0.6745
RGB percentages27.1%, 41.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(218.4, 42.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 59.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK59.9%, 38.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,292
CSS custom property--colour: #456AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BA9553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E70AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4066ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8745
Analogous#459EAC, #5345AC
Triadic#AC456A, #6AAC45
Split complementary#AC5345, #9EAC45
Tetradic#AC459E, #AC8745, #45AC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DBEC
Lighter +30%#ACBEDE
Lighter +20%#88A1CF
Lighter +10%#6385C1
Darker −10%#365488
Darker −20%#283D63
Darker −30%#19273F
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#2762CA
Less saturated −25%#63728E

Channel breakdown

R69
G106
B172
Red69 (27.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue218.45°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6A · B AC

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