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Recognised as Colour

#466EB7

  • #466EB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#466EB7 is a blue with RGB values 70, 110, 183 and HSL 219°, 45%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#466EB7#466EB7
HEX#466EB7
RGBrgb(70, 110, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4314, 0.7176
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.1%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(218.8, 44.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 61.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK61.7%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,863
CSS custom property--colour: #466EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#B99148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E75BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B78F46
Analogous#46A7B7, #5646B7
Triadic#B7466E, #6EB746
Split complementary#B75746, #A6B746
Tetradic#B746A7, #B78F46, #46B756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E1F0
Lighter +30%#B4C4E2
Lighter +20%#8FA7D4
Lighter +10%#6A8BC6
Darker −10%#385892
Darker −20%#2A426D
Darker −30%#1C2B48
Darker −40%#0E1523
More saturated +25%#2665D7
Less saturated −25%#667797

Channel breakdown

R70
G110
B183
Red70 (27.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue218.76°
Saturation (HSL)44.66%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6E · B B7

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