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Recognised as Colour

#459ED0

  • #459ED0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#459ED0 is a blue with RGB values 69, 158, 208 and HSL 202°, 60%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#459ED0#459ED0
HEX#459ED0
RGBrgb(69, 158, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6196, 0.8157
RGB percentages27.1%, 62%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(201.6, 59.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 66.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK66.8%, 24%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,562,640
CSS custom property--colour: #459ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#BA612F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#738FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D07745
Analogous#45D0BD, #4558D0
Triadic#D0459E, #9ED045
Split complementary#D04558, #D0BD45
Tetradic#BD45D0, #D07745, #58D045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F3F9
Lighter +30%#BFDEEF
Lighter +20%#96C8E5
Lighter +10%#6EB3DA
Darker −10%#2E84B4
Darker −20%#23668C
Darker −30%#194863
Darker −40%#0F2B3A
More saturated +25%#28A6ED
Less saturated −25%#6296B3

Channel breakdown

R69
G158
B208
Red69 (27.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue201.58°
Saturation (HSL)59.66%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9E · B D0

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