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Recognised as Colour

#46507A

  • #46507A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#46507A is a blue with RGB values 70, 80, 122 and HSL 228°, 27%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46507A#46507A
HEX#46507A
RGBrgb(70, 80, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3137, 0.4784
RGB percentages27.5%, 31.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(228.5, 27.1%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 42.6%, 47.8%)
CMYK42.6%, 34.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,608,122
CSS custom property--colour: #46507A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B9AF85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42547Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#35585Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 28Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A7046
Analogous#466A7A, #56467A
Triadic#7A4650, #507A46
Split complementary#7A5646, #6A7A46
Tetradic#7A466A, #7A7046, #467A56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7BDD5
Lighter +30%#969FC3
Lighter +20%#7681B0
Lighter +10%#59659A
Darker −10%#333B5A
Darker −20%#212639
Darker −30%#0E1019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E4192
Less saturated −25%#5E5F62

Channel breakdown

R70
G80
B122
Red70 (27.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)27.08%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 50 · B 7A

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