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Recognised as Colour

#466EA3

  • #466EA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#466EA3 is a blue with RGB values 70, 110, 163 and HSL 214°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#466EA3#466EA3
HEX#466EA3
RGBrgb(70, 110, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4314, 0.6392
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(214.2, 39.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 57.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,843
CSS custom property--colour: #466EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B9915C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5871A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C68A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37B46
Analogous#469CA3, #4D46A3
Triadic#A3466E, #6EA346
Split complementary#A34D46, #9DA346
Tetradic#A3469C, #A37B46, #46A34D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD8E9
Lighter +30%#A8BEDA
Lighter +20%#85A3CA
Lighter +10%#6188BB
Darker −10%#37567F
Darker −20%#273E5C
Darker −30%#182638
Darker −40%#090E14
More saturated +25%#296AC0
Less saturated −25%#637286

Channel breakdown

R70
G110
B163
Red70 (27.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue214.19°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6E · B A3

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