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Recognised as Colour

#459AD8

  • #459AD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#459AD8 is a blue with RGB values 69, 154, 216 and HSL 205°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#459AD8#459AD8
HEX#459AD8
RGBrgb(69, 154, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6039, 0.8471
RGB percentages27.1%, 60.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(205.3, 65.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 68.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK68.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,561,624
CSS custom property--colour: #459AD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#BA6527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8DD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88345
Analogous#45D8CC, #4551D8
Triadic#D8459A, #9AD845
Split complementary#D84551, #D8CC45
Tetradic#CC45D8, #D88345, #51D845

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6FB
Lighter +30%#C3DFF3
Lighter +20%#99C8EA
Lighter +10%#6FB1E1
Darker −10%#2981C1
Darker −20%#206597
Darker −30%#17496D
Darker −40%#0E2D43
More saturated +25%#299EF4
Less saturated −25%#6196BC

Channel breakdown

R69
G154
B216
Red69 (27.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue205.31°
Saturation (HSL)65.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9A · B D8

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