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Colour

#46505B

  • #46505B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46505B is a blue with RGB values 70, 80, 91 and HSL 211°, 13%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46505B#46505B
HEX#46505B
RGBrgb(70, 80, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3137, 0.3569
RGB percentages27.5%, 31.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(211.4, 13%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 23.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK23.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,608,091
CSS custom property--colour: #46505B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B9AFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C505Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#405253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.5Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5146
Analogous#465A5B, #47465B
Triadic#5B4650, #505B46
Split complementary#5B4746, #5A5B46
Tetradic#5B465B, #5B5146, #465B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB6C0
Lighter +30%#909CAA
Lighter +20%#738394
Lighter +10%#5C6978
Darker −10%#30373E
Darker −20%#1A1D21
Darker −30%#030405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#324F6F
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R70
G80
B91
Red70 (27.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue211.43°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 50 · B 5B

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