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Recognised as Colour

#45739A

  • #45739A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#45739A is a blue with RGB values 69, 115, 154 and HSL 208°, 38%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#45739A#45739A
HEX#45739A
RGBrgb(69, 115, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.451, 0.6039
RGB percentages27.1%, 45.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(207.5, 38.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 55.2%, 60.4%)
CMYK55.2%, 25.3%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,551,578
CSS custom property--colour: #45739A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#BA8C65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62749Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#576B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0C7C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A6C45
Analogous#459A96, #45499A
Triadic#9A4573, #739A45
Split complementary#9A4549, #9A9645
Tetradic#96459A, #9A6C45, #499A45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D7E5
Lighter +30%#A2BED6
Lighter +20%#7FA5C6
Lighter +10%#5C8DB6
Darker −10%#355977
Darker −20%#253E54
Darker −30%#162430
Darker −40%#060A0D
More saturated +25%#2975B6
Less saturated −25%#61717E

Channel breakdown

R69
G115
B154
Red69 (27.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue207.53°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 73 · B 9A

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