Recognised as Colour

#465C81

#465C81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#465C81 is a blue with RGB values 70, 92, 129 and HSL 218°, 30%, 39%. 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

#465C81#465C81

HEX#465C81

RGBrgb(70, 92, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3608, 0.5059

RGB percentages27.5%, 36.1%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(217.6, 29.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 45.7%, 50.6%)

CMYK45.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,611,201

CSS custom property--colour: #465C81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B9A37E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5E83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#485980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#306469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#816B46

Analogous#467A81, #4D4681

Triadic#81465C, #5C8146

Split complementary#814D46, #7A8146

Tetradic#81467A, #816B46, #46814E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BAC5D9

Lighter +30%#99AAC7

Lighter +20%#788FB5

Lighter +10%#5874A2

Darker −10%#344460

Darker −20%#222D3F

Darker −30%#10151E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D569A

Less saturated −25%#5F6268

Channel breakdown

R70

G92

B129

Red70 (27.5%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue217.63°

Saturation (HSL)29.65%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 5C · B 81

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Colour values

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