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Colour

#4656A5

  • #4656A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4656A5 is a blue with RGB values 70, 86, 165 and HSL 230°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4656A5#4656A5
HEX#4656A5
RGBrgb(70, 86, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3373, 0.6471
RGB percentages27.5%, 33.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(229.9, 40.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 57.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK57.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,609,701
CSS custom property--colour: #4656A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B9A95A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3160A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2358A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#086875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A59546
Analogous#4686A5, #6546A5
Triadic#A54656, #56A546
Split complementary#A56646, #85A546
Tetradic#A54686, #A59546, #46A566

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD2EA
Lighter +30%#A9B2DB
Lighter +20%#8691CB
Lighter +10%#6271BC
Darker −10%#374381
Darker −20%#28315D
Darker −30%#181E3A
Darker −40%#090B16
More saturated +25%#2943C2
Less saturated −25%#636988

Channel breakdown

R70
G86
B165
Red70 (27.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue229.89°
Saturation (HSL)40.43%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 56 · B A5

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