Colour

#465D8E

#465D8E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#465D8E is a blue with RGB values 70, 93, 142 and HSL 221°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#465D8E

RGBrgb(70, 93, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3647, 0.5569

RGB percentages27.5%, 36.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(220.8, 34%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 50.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK50.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,611,470

CSS custom property--colour: #465D8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#B9A271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#425B8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#27676Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E7746

Analogous#46818E, #53468E

Triadic#8E465D, #5D8E46

Split complementary#8E5346, #818E46

Tetradic#8E4681, #8E7746, #468E53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0CAE0

Lighter +30%#9EAECF

Lighter +20%#7C91BE

Lighter +10%#5A74AD

Darker −10%#35476C

Darker −20%#24304A

Darker −30%#131A28

Darker −40%#030405

More saturated +25%#2C53A9

Less saturated −25%#616774

Channel breakdown

R70

G93

B142

Red70 (27.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue220.83°

Saturation (HSL)33.96%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 5D · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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