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Recognised as Colour

#465ACD

  • #465ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#465ACD is a blue with RGB values 70, 90, 205 and HSL 231°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#465ACD#465ACD
HEX#465ACD
RGBrgb(70, 90, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3529, 0.8039
RGB percentages27.5%, 35.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.1, 57.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 65.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK65.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,765
CSS custom property--colour: #465ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B9A532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00768Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 8.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB946
Analogous#469ECD, #7546CD
Triadic#CD465A, #5ACD46
Split complementary#CD7546, #9ECD46
Tetradic#CD469E, #CDB946, #46CD76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E9F8
Lighter +30%#BEC5EE
Lighter +20%#96A2E3
Lighter +10%#6E7ED8
Darker −10%#3043B0
Darker −20%#253488
Darker −30%#1A2460
Darker −40%#0F1538
More saturated +25%#2945EA
Less saturated −25%#636FB0

Channel breakdown

R70
G90
B205
Red70 (27.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)57.45%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5A · B CD

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