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Recognised as Colour

#458EDE

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

#458EDE is a blue with RGB values 69, 142, 222 and HSL 211°, 70%, 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

#458EDE#458EDE
HEX#458EDE
RGBrgb(69, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages27.1%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(211.4, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK68.9%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,558,558
CSS custom property--colour: #458EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BA7121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A93E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5485DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 31Light skyblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9545
Analogous#45DBDE, #4845DE
Triadic#DE458E, #8EDE45
Split complementary#DE4845, #DBDE45
Tetradic#DE45DB, #DE9545, #45DE48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F7FD
Lighter +30%#C7DDF5
Lighter +20%#9CC3ED
Lighter +10%#70A8E6
Darker −10%#2474CC
Darker −20%#1C5BA1
Darker −30%#154375
Darker −40%#0D2A4A
More saturated +25%#2A8DF9
Less saturated −25%#608FC3

Channel breakdown

R69
G142
B222
Red69 (27.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue211.37°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 8E · B DE

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