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Colour

#456AAE

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

#456AAE is a blue with RGB values 69, 106, 174 and HSL 219°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#456AAE#456AAE
HEX#456AAE
RGBrgb(69, 106, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4157, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.1%, 41.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,294
CSS custom property--colour: #456AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BA9551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D70B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F66ADno 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 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8945
Analogous#459EAE, #5545AE
Triadic#AE456A, #6AAE45
Split complementary#AE5545, #9EAE45
Tetradic#AE459E, #AE8945, #45AE55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DBED
Lighter +30%#ADBFDF
Lighter +20%#89A2D0
Lighter +10%#6485C2
Darker −10%#375489
Darker −20%#283E65
Darker −30%#1A2740
Darker −40%#0B111C
More saturated +25%#2761CC
Less saturated −25%#637390

Channel breakdown

R69
G106
B174
Red69 (27.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue218.86°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6A · B AE

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