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Recognised as Colour

#466BFF

  • #466BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#466BFF is a blue with RGB values 70, 107, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#466BFF#466BFF
HEX#466BFF
RGBrgb(70, 107, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4196, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 42%, 100%
HSLhsl(228, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 58%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,167
CSS custom property--colour: #466BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B99400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 31Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA46
Analogous#46C8FF, #7D46FF
Triadic#FF466B, #6BFF46
Split complementary#FF7E46, #C7FF46
Tetradic#FF46C8, #FFDA46, #46FF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE5FF
Lighter +20%#ACBDFF
Lighter +10%#7994FF
Darker −10%#1342FF
Darker −20%#002DDF
Darker −30%#0022AC
Darker −40%#001879
More saturated +25%#466BFF
Less saturated −25%#5D79E8

Channel breakdown

R70
G107
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6B · B FF

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