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Recognised as Colour

#465C7E

  • #465C7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#465C7E is a blue with RGB values 70, 92, 126 and HSL 216°, 29%, 38%. 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

#465C7E#465C7E
HEX#465C7E
RGBrgb(70, 92, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3608, 0.4941
RGB percentages27.5%, 36.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(216.4, 28.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 44.4%, 49.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 27%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,611,198
CSS custom property--colour: #465C7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B9A381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#49597Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#326368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6846
Analogous#46787E, #4C467E
Triadic#7E465C, #5C7E46
Split complementary#7E4C46, #787E46
Tetradic#7E4678, #7E6846, #467E4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C5D8
Lighter +30%#98AAC5
Lighter +20%#778FB3
Lighter +10%#58749F
Darker −10%#34445D
Darker −20%#222C3C
Darker −30%#0F141C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E5797
Less saturated −25%#5F6166

Channel breakdown

R70
G92
B126
Red70 (27.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue216.43°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5C · B 7E

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