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Recognised as Colour

#466CB8

  • #466CB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#466CB8 is a blue with RGB values 70, 108, 184 and HSL 220°, 45%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#466CB8#466CB8
HEX#466CB8
RGBrgb(70, 108, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4235, 0.7216
RGB percentages27.5%, 42.4%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(220, 44.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 62%, 72.2%)
CMYK62%, 41.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,352
CSS custom property--colour: #466CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B99347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A73BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A69B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89246
Analogous#46A5B8, #5946B8
Triadic#B8466C, #6CB846
Split complementary#B85946, #A5B846
Tetradic#B846A5, #B89246, #46B859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E1F1
Lighter +30%#B4C4E3
Lighter +20%#8FA6D5
Lighter +10%#6A89C7
Darker −10%#385693
Darker −20%#2A416E
Darker −30%#1C2B49
Darker −40%#0E1524
More saturated +25%#2661D8
Less saturated −25%#667798

Channel breakdown

R70
G108
B184
Red70 (27.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)44.88%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6C · B B8

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