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Recognised as Colour

#466EB2

  • #466EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#466EB2 is a blue with RGB values 70, 110, 178 and HSL 218°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#466EB2#466EB2
HEX#466EB2
RGBrgb(70, 110, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4314, 0.698
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(217.8, 43.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 60.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,858
CSS custom property--colour: #466EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B9914D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5174B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#426AB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B28A46
Analogous#46A4B2, #5446B2
Triadic#B2466E, #6EB246
Split complementary#B25446, #A4B246
Tetradic#B246A4, #B28A46, #46B254

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DFEF
Lighter +30%#B1C2E0
Lighter +20%#8CA6D2
Lighter +10%#688AC3
Darker −10%#38578D
Darker −20%#294169
Darker −30%#1B2A44
Darker −40%#0C1420
More saturated +25%#2766D1
Less saturated −25%#657693

Channel breakdown

R70
G110
B178
Red70 (27.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue217.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6E · B B2

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