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Recognised as Colour

#46359D

  • #46359D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#46359D is a blue with RGB values 70, 53, 157 and HSL 250°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#46359D#46359D
HEX#46359D
RGBrgb(70, 53, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2078, 0.6157
RGB percentages27.5%, 20.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(249.8, 49.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 66.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,601,245
CSS custom property--colour: #46359D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B9CA62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00449Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1F4F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Indigo · ΔE 18.1Navy · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9D35
Analogous#35589D, #7A359D
Triadic#9D4635, #359D46
Split complementary#9D7A35, #589D35
Tetradic#9D3558, #8C9D35, #359D7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB7E7
Lighter +30%#9D91DA
Lighter +20%#7B6BCD
Lighter +10%#5945C0
Darker −10%#352877
Darker −20%#241B51
Darker −30%#130E2B
Darker −40%#020204
More saturated +25%#341BB7
Less saturated −25%#584F83

Channel breakdown

R70
G53
B157
Red70 (27.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue249.81°
Saturation (HSL)49.52%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 35 · B 9D

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