Colour

#456DB2

#456DB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#456DB2 is a blue with RGB values 69, 109, 178 and HSL 218°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#456DB2

RGBrgb(69, 109, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4275, 0.698

RGB percentages27.1%, 42.7%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(218, 44.1%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 61.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK61.2%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,550,066

CSS custom property--colour: #456DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#BA924D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F73B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4069B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.7 Medium purple · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B28A45

Analogous#45A3B2, #5445B2

Triadic#B2456D, #6DB245

Split complementary#B25445, #A3B245

Tetradic#B245A3, #B28A45, #45B254

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4DEEF

Lighter +30%#B0C2E0

Lighter +20%#8BA5D2

Lighter +10%#6689C4

Darker −10%#37568D

Darker −20%#294068

Darker −30%#1A2944

Darker −40%#0C131F

More saturated +25%#2665D1

Less saturated −25%#647593

Channel breakdown

R69

G109

B178

Red69 (27.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue217.98°

Saturation (HSL)44.13%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 6D · B B2

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Colour values

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