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Recognised as Colour

#46495C

  • #46495C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46495C is a blue with RGB values 70, 73, 92 and HSL 232°, 14%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46495C#46495C
HEX#46495C
RGBrgb(70, 73, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2863, 0.3608
RGB percentages27.5%, 28.6%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(231.8, 13.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 23.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK23.9%, 20.7%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,606,300
CSS custom property--colour: #46495C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B9B6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#43495Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#414C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5946
Analogous#46545C, #4E465C
Triadic#5C4649, #495C46
Split complementary#5C4E46, #545C46
Tetradic#5C4654, #5C5946, #465C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB0C1
Lighter +30%#9094AB
Lighter +20%#737895
Lighter +10%#5C6079
Darker −10%#30323F
Darker −20%#1A1B22
Darker −30%#040405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323A70
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R70
G73
B92
Red70 (27.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 49 · B 5C

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