Colour

#46475E

#46475E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46475E is a blue with RGB values 70, 71, 94 and HSL 238°, 15%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46475E#46475E

HEX#46475E

RGBrgb(70, 71, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2784, 0.3686

RGB percentages27.5%, 27.8%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(237.5, 14.6%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 25.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK25.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,605,790

CSS custom property--colour: #46475E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B9B8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#40485Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#404B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 27 Steel blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5E5D46

Analogous#46535E, #51465E

Triadic#5E4647, #475E46

Split complementary#5E5146, #535E46

Tetradic#5E4653, #5E5D46, #465E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AEAEC2

Lighter +30%#9092AD

Lighter +20%#737597

Lighter +10%#5C5D7B

Darker −10%#303141

Darker −20%#1A1B24

Darker −30%#050506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#323472

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R70

G71

B94

Red70 (27.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue237.5°

Saturation (HSL)14.63%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 47 · B 5E

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Colour values

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