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Recognised as Colour

#464D73

  • #464D73
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#464D73 is a blue with RGB values 70, 77, 115 and HSL 231°, 24%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#464D73#464D73
HEX#464D73
RGBrgb(70, 77, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.302, 0.451
RGB percentages27.5%, 30.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(230.7, 24.3%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 39.1%, 45.1%)
CMYK39.1%, 33%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,607,347
CSS custom property--colour: #464D73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B9B28C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#39545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736C46
Analogous#466373, #564673
Triadic#73464D, #4D7346
Split complementary#735646, #637346
Tetradic#734663, #736C46, #467356

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B8D1
Lighter +30%#949BBE
Lighter +20%#747DAB
Lighter +10%#596293
Darker −10%#333853
Darker −20%#1F2334
Darker −30%#0C0D14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F3D8A
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R70
G77
B115
Red70 (27.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue230.67°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 4D · B 73

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