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Recognised as Colour

#464C99

  • #464C99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#464C99 is a blue with RGB values 70, 76, 153 and HSL 236°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#464C99#464C99
HEX#464C99
RGBrgb(70, 76, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.298, 0.6
RGB percentages27.5%, 29.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(235.7, 37.2%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 54.2%, 60%)
CMYK54.2%, 50.3%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,607,129
CSS custom property--colour: #464C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B9B366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27579Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D5097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#205D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999346
Analogous#467699, #694699
Triadic#99464C, #4C9946
Split complementary#996946, #769946
Tetradic#994676, #999346, #469969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C8E5
Lighter +30%#A3A7D5
Lighter +20%#8085C5
Lighter +10%#5D63B5
Darker −10%#363B76
Darker −20%#262953
Darker −30%#161830
Darker −40%#06060D
More saturated +25%#2A34B5
Less saturated −25%#62647D

Channel breakdown

R70
G76
B153
Red70 (27.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue235.66°
Saturation (HSL)37.22%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 4C · B 99

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