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Colour

#466B8F

  • #466B8F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#466B8F is a blue with RGB values 70, 107, 143 and HSL 210°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#466B8F#466B8F
HEX#466B8F
RGBrgb(70, 107, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4196, 0.5608
RGB percentages27.5%, 42%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(209.6, 34.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 51%, 56.1%)
CMYK51%, 25.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,055
CSS custom property--colour: #466B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B99470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6C91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#53658Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#237377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F6A46
Analogous#468F8F, #46468F
Triadic#8F466B, #6B8F46
Split complementary#8F4646, #8F8F46
Tetradic#8F468F, #8F6A46, #468F46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D1E0
Lighter +30%#9EB7D0
Lighter +20%#7C9EBF
Lighter +10%#5A85AE
Darker −10%#35516D
Darker −20%#24384B
Darker −30%#141E28
Darker −40%#030506
More saturated +25%#2B6BAA
Less saturated −25%#616B74

Channel breakdown

R70
G107
B143
Red70 (27.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue209.59°
Saturation (HSL)34.27%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6B · B 8F

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