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Recognised as Colour

#46409F

  • #46409F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#46409F is a blue with RGB values 70, 64, 159 and HSL 244°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#46409F#46409F
HEX#46409F
RGBrgb(70, 64, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.251, 0.6235
RGB percentages27.5%, 25.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(243.8, 42.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 59.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK56%, 59.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,604,063
CSS custom property--colour: #46409F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B9BF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1B5669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)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#999F40
Analogous#406A9F, #76409F
Triadic#9F4640, #409F46
Split complementary#9F7540, #6A9F40
Tetradic#9F4069, #999F40, #409F75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C4E7
Lighter +30%#A39FD9
Lighter +20%#807BCA
Lighter +10%#5D57BB
Darker −10%#36317B
Darker −20%#262356
Darker −30%#161432
Darker −40%#06050E
More saturated +25%#2E24BB
Less saturated −25%#5E5C83

Channel breakdown

R70
G64
B159
Red70 (27.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue243.79°
Saturation (HSL)42.6%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 40 · B 9F

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