Recognised as Colour
#462DA9
- #462DA9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#462DA9 is a blue with RGB values 70, 45, 169 and HSL 252°, 58%, 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 Indigo.
Colour values
#462DA9#462DA9
HEX#462DA9
RGBrgb(70, 45, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1765, 0.6627
RGB percentages27.5%, 17.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(252.1, 57.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 73.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,209
CSS custom property--colour: #462DA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B9D256
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90A92D
Analogous#2D52A9, #842DA9
Triadic#A9462D, #2DA946
Split complementary#A9842D, #52A92D
Tetradic#A92D52, #90A92D, #2DA984
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G45
B169
Red70 (27.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue252.1°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2D · B A9
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