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Colour

#462FFF

  • #462FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#462FFF is a blue with RGB values 70, 47, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#462FFF#462FFF
HEX#462FFF
RGBrgb(70, 47, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1843, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 18.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.6, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 81.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,807
CSS custom property--colour: #462FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B9D000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#00729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15Blue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 37.3Dark blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FF2F
Analogous#2F80FF, #AE2FFF
Triadic#FF462F, #2FFF46
Split complementary#FFAE2F, #80FF2F
Tetradic#FF2F80, #E8FF2F, #2FFFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFF
Lighter +30%#CEC8FF
Lighter +20%#A195FF
Lighter +10%#7362FF
Darker −10%#1C00FB
Darker −20%#1600C8
Darker −30%#100095
Darker −40%#0B0062
More saturated +25%#462FFF
Less saturated −25%#5A49E5

Channel breakdown

R70
G47
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2F · B FF

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