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Recognised as Colour

#4670AE

  • #4670AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4670AE is a blue with RGB values 70, 112, 174 and HSL 216°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4670AE#4670AE
HEX#4670AE
RGBrgb(70, 112, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4392, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(215.8, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,616,366
CSS custom property--colour: #4670AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#B98F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5675B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#486BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8446
Analogous#46A4AE, #5046AE
Triadic#AE4670, #70AE46
Split complementary#AE5046, #A4AE46
Tetradic#AE46A4, #AE8446, #46AE50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DDED
Lighter +30%#AEC2DF
Lighter +20%#8AA6D0
Lighter +10%#668BC1
Darker −10%#37598A
Darker −20%#294165
Darker −30%#1A2A41
Darker −40%#0B121D
More saturated +25%#286ACD
Less saturated −25%#657690

Channel breakdown

R70
G112
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue215.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 70 · B AE

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