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Recognised as Colour

#463CA9

  • #463CA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#463CA9 is a blue with RGB values 70, 60, 169 and HSL 246°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#463CA9#463CA9
HEX#463CA9
RGBrgb(70, 60, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2353, 0.6627
RGB percentages27.5%, 23.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(245.5, 47.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 64.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,603,049
CSS custom property--colour: #463CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B9C356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#08576Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 12.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA93C
Analogous#3C69A9, #7C3CA9
Triadic#A9463C, #3CA946
Split complementary#A97C3C, #69A93C
Tetradic#A93C69, #9FA93C, #3CA97C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC6EB
Lighter +30%#A6A1DD
Lighter +20%#837BD0
Lighter +10%#5F55C3
Darker −10%#362F83
Darker −20%#27215E
Darker −30%#171438
Darker −40%#080712
More saturated +25%#2F1FC6
Less saturated −25%#5D598C

Channel breakdown

R70
G60
B169
Red70 (27.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue245.5°
Saturation (HSL)47.6%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 3C · B A9

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