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Recognised as Colour

#456CD2

  • #456CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#456CD2 is a blue with RGB values 69, 108, 210 and HSL 223°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#456CD2#456CD2
HEX#456CD2
RGBrgb(69, 108, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4235, 0.8235
RGB percentages27.1%, 42.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(223.4, 61%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 67.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK67.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,549,842
CSS custom property--colour: #456CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BA932D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3478D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D6BD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AB45
Analogous#45B3D2, #6445D2
Triadic#D2456C, #6CD245
Split complementary#D26545, #B2D245
Tetradic#D245B3, #D2AB45, #45D264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEFA
Lighter +30%#C0CDF0
Lighter +20%#97ADE6
Lighter +10%#6E8CDC
Darker −10%#2C53B8
Darker −20%#22408F
Darker −30%#192E65
Darker −40%#0F1B3C
More saturated +25%#285FEF
Less saturated −25%#6279B5

Channel breakdown

R69
G108
B210
Red69 (27.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue223.4°
Saturation (HSL)61.04%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6C · B D2

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