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Recognised as Colour

#465B78

  • #465B78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#465B78 is a blue with RGB values 70, 91, 120 and HSL 215°, 26%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#465B78#465B78
HEX#465B78
RGBrgb(70, 91, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3569, 0.4706
RGB percentages27.5%, 35.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(214.8, 26.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 41.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK41.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,610,936
CSS custom property--colour: #465B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#B9A487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#356165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5Gray · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#786346
Analogous#467478, #4A4678
Triadic#78465B, #5B7846
Split complementary#784A46, #747846
Tetradic#784674, #786346, #46784A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C3D4
Lighter +30%#96A8C1
Lighter +20%#758DAF
Lighter +10%#597398
Darker −10%#334358
Darker −20%#202A38
Darker −30%#0E1217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E5790
Less saturated −25%#5E5F60

Channel breakdown

R70
G91
B120
Red70 (27.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5B · B 78

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