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Recognised as Colour

#466FFB

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

#466FFB is a blue with RGB values 70, 111, 251 and HSL 226°, 96%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#466FFB#466FFB
HEX#466FFB
RGBrgb(70, 111, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4353, 0.9843
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(226.4, 95.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 72.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK72.1%, 55.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,616,187
CSS custom property--colour: #466FFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B99004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0092AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD246
Analogous#46C9FB, #7846FB
Triadic#FB466F, #6FFB46
Split complementary#FB7746, #CAFB46
Tetradic#FB46C9, #FBD246, #46FB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE4FE
Lighter +20%#AABDFD
Lighter +10%#7896FC
Darker −10%#1448FA
Darker −20%#0534D6
Darker −30%#0428A4
Darker −40%#021C73
More saturated +25%#426DFF
Less saturated −25%#5E7CE3

Channel breakdown

R70
G111
B251
Red70 (27.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue226.41°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6F · B FB

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