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Recognised as Colour

#456B9F

  • #456B9F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#456B9F is a blue with RGB values 69, 107, 159 and HSL 215°, 39%, 45%. 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

#456B9F#456B9F
HEX#456B9F
RGBrgb(69, 107, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4196, 0.6235
RGB percentages27.1%, 42%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(214.7, 39.5%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 56.6%, 62.4%)
CMYK56.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,535
CSS custom property--colour: #456B9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BA9460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A669Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#05777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F7945
Analogous#45989F, #4C459F
Triadic#9F456B, #6B9F45
Split complementary#9F4C45, #989F45
Tetradic#9F4598, #9F7945, #459F4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D6E7
Lighter +30%#A5BBD8
Lighter +20%#819FC9
Lighter +10%#5E84B9
Darker −10%#36537B
Darker −20%#263B58
Darker −30%#172334
Darker −40%#070B11
More saturated +25%#2867BC
Less saturated −25%#626F83

Channel breakdown

R69
G107
B159
Red69 (27.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue214.67°
Saturation (HSL)39.47%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6B · B 9F

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