Recognised as Colour

#46637F

#46637F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#46637F is a blue with RGB values 70, 99, 127 and HSL 209°, 29%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#46637F#46637F

HEX#46637F

RGBrgb(70, 99, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.3882, 0.498

RGB percentages27.5%, 38.8%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(209.5, 28.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 44.9%, 49.8%)

CMYK44.9%, 22%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,612,991

CSS custom property--colour: #46637F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#B99C80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#515E7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#30696Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6246

Analogous#467F7F, #46467F

Triadic#7F4663, #637F46

Split complementary#7F4646, #7F7F46

Tetradic#7F467F, #7F6246, #467F46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9C9D8

Lighter +30%#98AFC6

Lighter +20%#7796B4

Lighter +10%#587DA0

Darker −10%#34495E

Darker −20%#22303D

Darker −30%#10161C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D6398

Less saturated −25%#5F6366

Channel breakdown

R70

G99

B127

Red70 (27.5%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue209.47°

Saturation (HSL)28.93%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 63 · B 7F

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