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Recognised as Colour

#462BCB

  • #462BCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#462BCB is a blue with RGB values 70, 43, 203 and HSL 250°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#462BCB#462BCB
HEX#462BCB
RGBrgb(70, 43, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1686, 0.7961
RGB percentages27.5%, 16.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(250.1, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK65.5%, 78.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,598,731
CSS custom property--colour: #462BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B9D434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0CB2B
Analogous#2B60CB, #962BCB
Triadic#CB462B, #2BCB46
Split complementary#CB962B, #60CB2B
Tetradic#CB2B60, #B0CB2B, #2BCB96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CDF5
Lighter +30%#B0A3EC
Lighter +20%#8B79E3
Lighter +10%#674FDA
Darker −10%#3722A1
Darker −20%#291977
Darker −30%#1A104D
Darker −40%#0C0723
More saturated +25%#320CEA
Less saturated −25%#5A4AAC

Channel breakdown

R70
G43
B203
Red70 (27.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue250.13°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2B · B CB

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