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Recognised as Colour

#466CE9

  • #466CE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#466CE9 is a blue with RGB values 70, 108, 233 and HSL 226°, 79%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#466CE9#466CE9
HEX#466CE9
RGBrgb(70, 108, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4235, 0.9137
RGB percentages27.5%, 42.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(226, 78.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 70%, 91.4%)
CMYK70%, 53.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,401
CSS custom property--colour: #466CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B99316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#017DEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C346
Analogous#46BEE9, #7246E9
Triadic#E9466C, #6CE946
Split complementary#E97246, #BDE946
Tetradic#E946BD, #E9C346, #46E972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CFD9F9
Lighter +20%#A1B4F4
Lighter +10%#7490EE
Darker −10%#1B49E1
Darker −20%#153AB4
Darker −30%#102B86
Darker −40%#0B1D58
More saturated +25%#3060FF
Less saturated −25%#607ACF

Channel breakdown

R70
G108
B233
Red70 (27.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue226.01°
Saturation (HSL)78.74%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6C · B E9

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