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Recognised as Colour

#456EBF

  • #456EBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#456EBF is a blue with RGB values 69, 110, 191 and HSL 220°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#456EBF#456EBF
HEX#456EBF
RGBrgb(69, 110, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4314, 0.749
RGB percentages27.1%, 43.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(219.8, 48.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 63.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK63.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,550,335
CSS custom property--colour: #456EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BA9140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#366BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9645
Analogous#45ABBF, #5945BF
Triadic#BF456E, #6EBF45
Split complementary#BF5945, #ABBF45
Tetradic#BF45AB, #BF9645, #45BF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE4F3
Lighter +30%#B7C7E6
Lighter +20%#91A9D9
Lighter +10%#6B8CCC
Darker −10%#36589B
Darker −20%#284276
Darker −30%#1B2D50
Darker −40%#0E182A
More saturated +25%#2664DE
Less saturated −25%#6478A0

Channel breakdown

R69
G110
B191
Red69 (27.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue219.84°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6E · B BF

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