Colour

#465C8A

#465C8A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#465C8A is a blue with RGB values 70, 92, 138 and HSL 221°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#465C8A

RGBrgb(70, 92, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3608, 0.5412

RGB percentages27.5%, 36.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(220.6, 32.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 49.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK49.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,611,210

CSS custom property--colour: #465C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#B9A375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B608Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#435A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2A666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A7446

Analogous#467E8A, #52468A

Triadic#8A465C, #5C8A46

Split complementary#8A5246, #7E8A46

Tetradic#8A467E, #8A7446, #468A52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC8DE

Lighter +30%#9CACCD

Lighter +20%#7A8FBC

Lighter +10%#5873AB

Darker −10%#354568

Darker −20%#242F46

Darker −30%#131824

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#2C53A4

Less saturated −25%#606570

Channel breakdown

R70

G92

B138

Red70 (27.5%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue220.59°

Saturation (HSL)32.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 5C · B 8A

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Colour values

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