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Recognised as Colour

#459DFC

  • #459DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#459DFC is a blue with RGB values 69, 157, 252 and HSL 211°, 97%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#459DFC#459DFC
HEX#459DFC
RGBrgb(69, 157, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6157, 0.9882
RGB percentages27.1%, 61.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(211.1, 96.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 72.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK72.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,562,428
CSS custom property--colour: #459DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#BA6203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5592FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA445
Analogous#45F9FC, #4845FC
Triadic#FC459D, #9DFC45
Split complementary#FC4845, #F9FC45
Tetradic#FC45F9, #FCA445, #45FC48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCECFE
Lighter +20%#A9D2FE
Lighter +10%#77B7FD
Darker −10%#1383FB
Darker −20%#0369D8
Darker −30%#0351A5
Darker −40%#023873
More saturated +25%#429DFF
Less saturated −25%#5D9EE4

Channel breakdown

R69
G157
B252
Red69 (27.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue211.15°
Saturation (HSL)96.83%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9D · B FC

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