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Colour

#46587E

  • #46587E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#46587E is a blue with RGB values 70, 88, 126 and HSL 221°, 29%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46587E#46587E
HEX#46587E
RGBrgb(70, 88, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3451, 0.4941
RGB percentages27.5%, 34.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(220.7, 28.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 44.4%, 49.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,174
CSS custom property--colour: #46587E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B9A781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5B80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#45567Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#326065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Gray · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6C46
Analogous#46747E, #50467E
Triadic#7E4658, #587E46
Split complementary#7E5046, #747E46
Tetradic#7E4674, #7E6C46, #467E50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C2D8
Lighter +30%#98A6C5
Lighter +20%#778AB3
Lighter +10%#586F9F
Darker −10%#34415D
Darker −20%#222A3C
Darker −30%#0F131C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E4F97
Less saturated −25%#5F6166

Channel breakdown

R70
G88
B126
Red70 (27.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 58 · B 7E

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