Recognised as Colour
#462AAE
- #462AAE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#462AAE is a blue with RGB values 70, 42, 174 and HSL 253°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#462AAE#462AAE
HEX#462AAE
RGBrgb(70, 42, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1647, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 16.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(252.7, 61.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 75.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,598,446
CSS custom property--colour: #462AAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#B9D551
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92AE2A
Analogous#2A50AE, #882AAE
Triadic#AE462A, #2AAE46
Split complementary#AE882A, #50AE2A
Tetradic#AE2A50, #92AE2A, #2AAE88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G42
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2A · B AE
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