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Recognised as Colour

#465EFF

  • #465EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#465EFF is a blue with RGB values 70, 94, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#465EFF#465EFF
HEX#465EFF
RGBrgb(70, 94, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3686, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 36.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.2, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,611,839
CSS custom property--colour: #465EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B9A100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Medium blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE746
Analogous#46BAFF, #8B46FF
Triadic#FF465E, #5EFF46
Split complementary#FF8B46, #BAFF46
Tetradic#FF46BA, #FFE746, #46FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE3FF
Lighter +20%#ACB7FF
Lighter +10%#798AFF
Darker −10%#1332FF
Darker −20%#001DDF
Darker −30%#0016AC
Darker −40%#001079
More saturated +25%#465EFF
Less saturated −25%#5D6FE8

Channel breakdown

R70
G94
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 5E · B FF

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