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Recognised as Colour

#459DBE

  • #459DBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#459DBE is a cyan with RGB values 69, 157, 190 and HSL 196°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#459DBE#459DBE
HEX#459DBE
RGBrgb(69, 157, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6157, 0.7451
RGB percentages27.1%, 61.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(196.4, 48.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 63.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK63.7%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,562,366
CSS custom property--colour: #459DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#BA6241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8DBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6645
Analogous#45BEA3, #4560BE
Triadic#BE459D, #9DBE45
Split complementary#BE4561, #BEA345
Tetradic#A245BE, #BE6645, #60BE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEDF3
Lighter +30%#B6D9E6
Lighter +20%#91C5D8
Lighter +10%#6BB1CB
Darker −10%#367F9A
Darker −20%#296074
Darker −30%#1B414F
Darker −40%#0E2229
More saturated +25%#26ABDD
Less saturated −25%#648F9F

Channel breakdown

R69
G157
B190
Red69 (27.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue196.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9D · B BE

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