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Recognised as Colour

#464F68

  • #464F68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#464F68 is a blue with RGB values 70, 79, 104 and HSL 224°, 20%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#464F68#464F68
HEX#464F68
RGBrgb(70, 79, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3098, 0.4078
RGB percentages27.5%, 31%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(224.1, 19.5%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 32.7%, 40.8%)
CMYK32.7%, 24%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,607,848
CSS custom property--colour: #464F68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B9B097

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475169no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#444E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#685F46
Analogous#466068, #4E4668
Triadic#68464F, #4F6846
Split complementary#684E46, #606846
Tetradic#684660, #685F46, #46684E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0B7CA
Lighter +30%#929BB5
Lighter +20%#737FA1
Lighter +10%#5B6686
Darker −10%#31384A
Darker −20%#1D212B
Darker −30%#080A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30457E
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R70
G79
B104
Red70 (27.5%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)19.54%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 4F · B 68

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