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Colour

#46425B

  • #46425B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#46425B is a blue with RGB values 70, 66, 91 and HSL 250°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#46425B#46425B
HEX#46425B
RGBrgb(70, 66, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2588, 0.3569
RGB percentages27.5%, 25.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(249.6, 15.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 27.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK23.1%, 27.5%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,604,507
CSS custom property--colour: #46425B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B9BDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C455Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C455Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#42464Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575B42
Analogous#424A5B, #53425B
Triadic#5B4642, #425B46
Split complementary#5B5342, #4A5B42
Tetradic#5B424B, #575B42, #425B53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACA9C0
Lighter +30%#908BAB
Lighter +20%#746E95
Lighter +10%#5D5779
Darker −10%#2F2D3D
Darker −20%#191720
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#392E6F
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R70
G66
B91
Red70 (27.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue249.6°
Saturation (HSL)15.92%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 42 · B 5B

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