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Recognised as Colour

#458EDC

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

#458EDC is a blue with RGB values 69, 142, 220 and HSL 211°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#458EDC#458EDC
HEX#458EDC
RGBrgb(69, 142, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5569, 0.8627
RGB percentages27.1%, 55.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(211, 68.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211, 68.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,558,556
CSS custom property--colour: #458EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BA7123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5584DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC9345
Analogous#45D9DC, #4845DC
Triadic#DC458E, #8EDC45
Split complementary#DC4845, #D9DC45
Tetradic#DC45D9, #DC9345, #45DC48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F6FC
Lighter +30%#C6DCF4
Lighter +20%#9BC2EC
Lighter +10%#70A8E4
Darker −10%#2674C8
Darker −20%#1E5B9D
Darker −30%#164272
Darker −40%#0D2A48
More saturated +25%#298DF8
Less saturated −25%#618FC0

Channel breakdown

R69
G142
B220
Red69 (27.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue210.99°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 8E · B DC

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