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Recognised as Colour

#464EA4

  • #464EA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#464EA4 is a blue with RGB values 70, 78, 164 and HSL 235°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#464EA4#464EA4
HEX#464EA4
RGBrgb(70, 78, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3059, 0.6431
RGB percentages27.5%, 30.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(234.9, 40.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 57.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK57.3%, 52.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,607,652
CSS custom property--colour: #464EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#B9B15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5BA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B53A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0F6271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A49C46
Analogous#467DA4, #6D46A4
Triadic#A4464E, #4EA446
Split complementary#A46D46, #7DA446
Tetradic#A4467D, #A49C46, #46A46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCFE9
Lighter +30%#A9ADDA
Lighter +20%#858BCB
Lighter +10%#6169BC
Darker −10%#373D80
Darker −20%#272C5D
Darker −30%#181B39
Darker −40%#090A15
More saturated +25%#2936C1
Less saturated −25%#636687

Channel breakdown

R70
G78
B164
Red70 (27.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue234.89°
Saturation (HSL)40.17%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 4E · B A4

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