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Recognised as Colour

#46319F

  • #46319F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#46319F is a blue with RGB values 70, 49, 159 and HSL 251°, 53%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#46319F#46319F
HEX#46319F
RGBrgb(70, 49, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1922, 0.6235
RGB percentages27.5%, 19.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(251.5, 52.9%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 69.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK56%, 69.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,600,223
CSS custom property--colour: #46319F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B9CE60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00429Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1D4D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.7Indigo · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Navy · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A9F31
Analogous#31539F, #7D319F
Triadic#9F4631, #319F46
Split complementary#9F7D31, #539F31
Tetradic#9F3153, #8A9F31, #319F7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB4E8
Lighter +30%#9C8DDC
Lighter +20%#7A66D0
Lighter +10%#583FC4
Darker −10%#352578
Darker −20%#241951
Darker −30%#130D2A
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#3617B9
Less saturated −25%#564B85

Channel breakdown

R70
G49
B159
Red70 (27.5%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue251.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.88%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 31 · B 9F

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