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Recognised as Colour

#463AC9

  • #463AC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#463AC9 is a blue with RGB values 70, 58, 201 and HSL 245°, 57%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#463AC9#463AC9
HEX#463AC9
RGBrgb(70, 58, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2275, 0.7882
RGB percentages27.5%, 22.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(245, 57%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 71.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,602,569
CSS custom property--colour: #463AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B9C536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC93A
Analogous#3A76C9, #8D3AC9
Triadic#C9463A, #3AC946
Split complementary#C98D3A, #76C93A
Tetradic#C93A76, #BDC93A, #3AC98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDAF5
Lighter +30%#B7B2EA
Lighter +20%#918ADF
Lighter +10%#6C62D4
Darker −10%#372DA3
Darker −20%#29227B
Darker −30%#1C1753
Darker −40%#0E0C2B
More saturated +25%#2C1BE8
Less saturated −25%#6059AA

Channel breakdown

R70
G58
B201
Red70 (27.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue245.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.97%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 3A · B C9

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