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Recognised as Colour

#465BE5

  • #465BE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#465BE5 is a blue with RGB values 70, 91, 229 and HSL 232°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#465BE5#465BE5
HEX#465BE5
RGBrgb(70, 91, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3569, 0.898
RGB percentages27.5%, 35.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(232.1, 75.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 69.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK69.4%, 60.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,611,045
CSS custom property--colour: #465BE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B9A41A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D046
Analogous#46AAE5, #8146E5
Triadic#E5465B, #5BE546
Split complementary#E58146, #AAE546
Tetradic#E546AA, #E5D046, #46E581

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFE
Lighter +30%#CCD2F8
Lighter +20%#9FAAF2
Lighter +10%#7383EB
Darker −10%#1F37D9
Darker −20%#182CAD
Darker −30%#122180
Darker −40%#0C1553
More saturated +25%#2C48FF
Less saturated −25%#606ECB

Channel breakdown

R70
G91
B229
Red70 (27.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue232.08°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5B · B E5

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