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Recognised as Colour

#465A87

  • #465A87
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#465A87 is a blue with RGB values 70, 90, 135 and HSL 222°, 32%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#465A87#465A87
HEX#465A87
RGBrgb(70, 90, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3529, 0.5294
RGB percentages27.5%, 35.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(221.5, 31.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 48.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK48.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,695
CSS custom property--colour: #465A87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#B9A578

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495E89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#425886no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D646Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#877346
Analogous#467A87, #534687
Triadic#87465A, #5A8746
Split complementary#875346, #7A8746
Tetradic#87467A, #877346, #468753

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC6DD
Lighter +30%#9BAACB
Lighter +20%#798DBA
Lighter +10%#5871A8
Darker −10%#354465
Darker −20%#232D44
Darker −30%#121722
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#2C50A1
Less saturated −25%#60646D

Channel breakdown

R70
G90
B135
Red70 (27.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5A · B 87

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