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Recognised as Colour

#465AA2

  • #465AA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#465AA2 is a blue with RGB values 70, 90, 162 and HSL 227°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#465AA2#465AA2
HEX#465AA2
RGBrgb(70, 90, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3529, 0.6353
RGB percentages27.5%, 35.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(227, 39.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 56.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK56.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,722
CSS custom property--colour: #465AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B9A55D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A62A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0E6A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28E46
Analogous#4688A2, #6046A2
Triadic#A2465A, #5AA246
Split complementary#A26046, #88A246
Tetradic#A24688, #A28E46, #46A260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD2E9
Lighter +30%#A8B2D9
Lighter +20%#8493CA
Lighter +10%#6074BB
Darker −10%#37467E
Darker −20%#27325B
Darker −30%#181F37
Darker −40%#080B14
More saturated +25%#294ABF
Less saturated −25%#636A85

Channel breakdown

R70
G90
B162
Red70 (27.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5A · B A2

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