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Colour

#465EC9

  • #465EC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#465EC9 is a blue with RGB values 70, 94, 201 and HSL 229°, 55%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#465EC9#465EC9
HEX#465EC9
RGBrgb(70, 94, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3686, 0.7882
RGB percentages27.5%, 36.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(229, 54.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 65.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,611,785
CSS custom property--colour: #465EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B9A136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#156DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00778Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B146
Analogous#46A0C9, #6F46C9
Triadic#C9465E, #5EC946
Split complementary#C96F46, #A0C946
Tetradic#C946A0, #C9B146, #46C96F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E7F7
Lighter +30%#BCC5EC
Lighter +20%#95A3E0
Lighter +10%#6D80D5
Darker −10%#3248AA
Darker −20%#263783
Darker −30%#1B275B
Darker −40%#0F1634
More saturated +25%#284BE7
Less saturated −25%#6471AB

Channel breakdown

R70
G94
B201
Red70 (27.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue229.01°
Saturation (HSL)54.81%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5E · B C9

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