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Recognised as Colour

#462EA4

  • #462EA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#462EA4 is a blue with RGB values 70, 46, 164 and HSL 252°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#462EA4#462EA4
HEX#462EA4
RGBrgb(70, 46, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1804, 0.6431
RGB percentages27.5%, 18%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(252.2, 56.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 72%, 64.3%)
CMYK57.3%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,460
CSS custom property--colour: #462EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B9D15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#174E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Indigo · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA42E
Analogous#2E51A4, #812EA4
Triadic#A4462E, #2EA446
Split complementary#A4812E, #51A42E
Tetradic#A42E51, #8CA42E, #2EA481

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB4EA
Lighter +30%#9D8CDF
Lighter +20%#7B64D4
Lighter +10%#593DC8
Darker −10%#35237C
Darker −20%#241854
Darker −30%#130C2D
Darker −40%#020105
More saturated +25%#3614BE
Less saturated −25%#56488A

Channel breakdown

R70
G46
B164
Red70 (27.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue252.2°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2E · B A4

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