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Recognised as Colour

#46538D

  • #46538D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#46538D is a blue with RGB values 70, 83, 141 and HSL 229°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#46538D#46538D
HEX#46538D
RGBrgb(70, 83, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3255, 0.5529
RGB percentages27.5%, 32.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(229, 33.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 50.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK50.4%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,608,909
CSS custom property--colour: #46538D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B9AC72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#35548Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#295F69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.6Midnight blue · ΔE 32.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D8046
Analogous#46768D, #5D468D
Triadic#8D4653, #538D46
Split complementary#8D5D46, #768D46
Tetradic#8D4676, #8D8046, #468D5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C5DF
Lighter +30%#9DA6CF
Lighter +20%#7B87BE
Lighter +10%#5969AD
Darker −10%#353F6B
Darker −20%#242B49
Darker −30%#131727
Darker −40%#020305
More saturated +25%#2C42A7
Less saturated −25%#606473

Channel breakdown

R70
G83
B141
Red70 (27.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue229.01°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 53 · B 8D

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