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Colour

#46515E

  • #46515E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46515E is a blue with RGB values 70, 81, 94 and HSL 213°, 15%, 32%. 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

#46515E#46515E
HEX#46515E
RGBrgb(70, 81, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3176, 0.3686
RGB percentages27.5%, 31.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(212.5, 14.6%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 25.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK25.5%, 13.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,608,350
CSS custom property--colour: #46515E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B9AEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C515Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#405455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5346
Analogous#465D5E, #47465E
Triadic#5E4651, #515E46
Split complementary#5E4746, #5D5E46
Tetradic#5E465D, #5E5346, #465E47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB7C2
Lighter +30%#909DAD
Lighter +20%#738497
Lighter +10%#5C6A7B
Darker −10%#303841
Darker −20%#1A1F24
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#324F72
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R70
G81
B94
Red70 (27.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue212.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.63%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 51 · B 5E

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