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Recognised as Colour

#458BD4

  • #458BD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#458BD4 is a blue with RGB values 69, 139, 212 and HSL 211°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#458BD4#458BD4
HEX#458BD4
RGBrgb(69, 139, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5451, 0.8314
RGB percentages27.1%, 54.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(210.6, 62.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 67.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK67.5%, 34.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,557,780
CSS custom property--colour: #458BD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#BA742B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5682D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48E45
Analogous#45D2D4, #4745D4
Triadic#D4458B, #8BD445
Split complementary#D44645, #D3D445
Tetradic#D445D2, #D48E45, #45D447

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF2FA
Lighter +30%#C1D9F1
Lighter +20%#98BFE7
Lighter +10%#6EA5DE
Darker −10%#2B71BB
Darker −20%#225891
Darker −30%#183F68
Darker −40%#0E263F
More saturated +25%#288AF1
Less saturated −25%#628CB7

Channel breakdown

R69
G139
B212
Red69 (27.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue210.63°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 8B · B D4

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