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Recognised as Colour

#46597D

  • #46597D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#46597D is a blue with RGB values 70, 89, 125 and HSL 219°, 28%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46597D#46597D
HEX#46597D
RGBrgb(70, 89, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.349, 0.4902
RGB percentages27.5%, 34.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(219.3, 28.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 44%, 49%)
CMYK44%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,429
CSS custom property--colour: #46597D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B9A682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5C7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#46567Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#336166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D6A46
Analogous#46757D, #4E467D
Triadic#7D4659, #597D46
Split complementary#7D4E46, #757D46
Tetradic#7D4675, #7D6A46, #467D4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C3D7
Lighter +30%#97A7C5
Lighter +20%#768BB3
Lighter +10%#58709E
Darker −10%#34425C
Darker −20%#212A3C
Darker −30%#0F131B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E5195
Less saturated −25%#5E6165

Channel breakdown

R70
G89
B125
Red70 (27.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue219.27°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 59 · B 7D

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