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Recognised as Colour

#465D98

  • #465D98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#465D98 is a blue with RGB values 70, 93, 152 and HSL 223°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#465D98#465D98
HEX#465D98
RGBrgb(70, 93, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3647, 0.5961
RGB percentages27.5%, 36.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(223.2, 36.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 53.9%, 59.6%)
CMYK53.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,611,480
CSS custom property--colour: #465D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B9A267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45639Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5B97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D6A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 29.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#988146
Analogous#468698, #584698
Triadic#98465D, #5D9846
Split complementary#985846, #869846
Tetradic#984686, #988146, #469858

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CEE5
Lighter +30%#A3B1D4
Lighter +20%#8093C4
Lighter +10%#5D75B4
Darker −10%#364875
Darker −20%#263252
Darker −30%#161D2F
Darker −40%#06080C
More saturated +25%#2A51B4
Less saturated −25%#62697C

Channel breakdown

R70
G93
B152
Red70 (27.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue223.17°
Saturation (HSL)36.94%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5D · B 98

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