Recognised as Colour

#46597B

#46597B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#46597B is a blue with RGB values 70, 89, 123 and HSL 218°, 27%, 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 Slate grey.

Colour values

#46597B#46597B

HEX#46597B

RGBrgb(70, 89, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.349, 0.4824

RGB percentages27.5%, 34.9%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(218.5, 27.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 43.1%, 48.2%)

CMYK43.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,610,427

CSS custom property--colour: #46597B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B9A684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5B7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#47567Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#346065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7B6846

Analogous#46737B, #4E467B

Triadic#7B4659, #597B46

Split complementary#7B4E46, #737B46

Tetradic#7B4673, #7B6846, #467B4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7C2D6

Lighter +30%#96A7C4

Lighter +20%#768BB1

Lighter +10%#58719C

Darker −10%#34415A

Darker −20%#212A3A

Darker −30%#0F1219

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E5293

Less saturated −25%#5E6063

Channel breakdown

R70

G89

B123

Red70 (27.5%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue218.49°

Saturation (HSL)27.46%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 59 · B 7B

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Colour values

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