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Recognised as Colour

#463FAB

  • #463FAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#463FAB is a blue with RGB values 70, 63, 171 and HSL 244°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#463FAB#463FAB
HEX#463FAB
RGBrgb(70, 63, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2471, 0.6706
RGB percentages27.5%, 24.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(243.9, 46.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 63.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK59.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,603,819
CSS custom property--colour: #463FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B9C054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#015A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Midnight blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4AB3F
Analogous#3F6EAB, #7C3FAB
Triadic#AB463F, #3FAB46
Split complementary#AB7C3F, #6EAB3F
Tetradic#AB3F6E, #A4AB3F, #3FAB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCAEC
Lighter +30%#A9A5DE
Lighter +20%#8580D0
Lighter +10%#615BC2
Darker −10%#373186
Darker −20%#272460
Darker −30%#18163B
Darker −40%#090816
More saturated +25%#2D22C8
Less saturated −25%#5F5C8E

Channel breakdown

R70
G63
B171
Red70 (27.5%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue243.89°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 3F · B AB

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