Recognised as Colour

#456D92

#456D92
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#456D92 is a blue with RGB values 69, 109, 146 and HSL 209°, 36%, 42%. 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

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HEX#456D92

RGBrgb(69, 109, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4275, 0.5725

RGB percentages27.1%, 42.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(208.8, 35.8%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 52.7%, 57.3%)

CMYK52.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,550,034

CSS custom property--colour: #456D92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#BA926D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#546691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1C767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#926A45

Analogous#459291, #454692

Triadic#92456D, #6D9245

Split complementary#924546, #929145

Tetradic#914592, #926A45, #469245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1D2E2

Lighter +30%#9FB9D1

Lighter +20%#7CA0C1

Lighter +10%#5987B1

Darker −10%#35536F

Darker −20%#24394D

Darker −30%#141F2A

Darker −40%#040607

More saturated +25%#2A6EAD

Less saturated −25%#606C77

Channel breakdown

R69

G109

B146

Red69 (27.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue208.83°

Saturation (HSL)35.81%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 6D · B 92

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