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Recognised as Colour

#457F96

  • #457F96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#457F96 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 127, 150 and HSL 197°, 37%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#457F96#457F96
HEX#457F96
RGBrgb(69, 127, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.498, 0.5882
RGB percentages27.1%, 49.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(197, 37%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 54%, 58.8%)
CMYK54%, 15.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,554,646
CSS custom property--colour: #457F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BA8069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737D97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#677496no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0D8686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17Teal · ΔE 19.4Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#965C45
Analogous#459685, #455696
Triadic#96457F, #7F9645
Split complementary#964556, #968545
Tetradic#854596, #965C45, #569645

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DAE4
Lighter +30%#A0C5D4
Lighter +20%#7EB0C3
Lighter +10%#5B9AB3
Darker −10%#356173
Darker −20%#254450
Darker −30%#15262D
Darker −40%#05090A
More saturated +25%#2A8BB1
Less saturated −25%#60737B

Channel breakdown

R69
G127
B150
Red69 (27.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue197.04°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 7F · B 96

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