Recognised as Colour

#464EB3

#464EB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#464EB3 is a blue with RGB values 70, 78, 179 and HSL 236°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#464EB3#464EB3

HEX#464EB3

RGBrgb(70, 78, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3059, 0.702

RGB percentages27.5%, 30.6%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(235.6, 43.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 60.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK60.9%, 56.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,607,667

CSS custom property--colour: #464EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1

Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#B9B14C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.4 Royal blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3AB46

Analogous#4685B3, #7446B3

Triadic#B3464E, #4EB346

Split complementary#B37446, #85B346

Tetradic#B34685, #B3AB46, #46B374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6D8EF

Lighter +30%#B1B5E1

Lighter +20%#8D92D2

Lighter +10%#686FC4

Darker −10%#383E8E

Darker −20%#292E6A

Darker −30%#1B1E45

Darker −40%#0D0E20

More saturated +25%#2733D2

Less saturated −25%#656994

Channel breakdown

R70

G78

B179

Red70 (27.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue235.6°

Saturation (HSL)43.78%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 4E · B B3

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Colour values

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