Recognised as Colour

#456F99

#456F99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#456F99 is a blue with RGB values 69, 111, 153 and HSL 210°, 38%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#456F99

RGBrgb(69, 111, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4353, 0.6

RGB percentages27.1%, 43.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(210, 37.8%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 54.9%, 60%)

CMYK54.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,550,553

CSS custom property--colour: #456F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#BA9066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E709Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#536898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#11797Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 28.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#996F45

Analogous#459999, #454599

Triadic#99456F, #6F9945

Split complementary#994545, #999945

Tetradic#994599, #996F45, #459945

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5D5E5

Lighter +30%#A2BCD5

Lighter +20%#7FA2C5

Lighter +10%#5C89B5

Darker −10%#355676

Darker −20%#253C53

Darker −30%#152330

Darker −40%#06090C

More saturated +25%#296FB5

Less saturated −25%#616F7D

Channel breakdown

R69

G111

B153

Red69 (27.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)37.84%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 6F · B 99

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