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Colour

#46718C

  • #46718C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#46718C is a blue with RGB values 70, 113, 140 and HSL 203°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#46718C#46718C
HEX#46718C
RGBrgb(70, 113, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4431, 0.549
RGB percentages27.5%, 44.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(203.1, 33.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 50%, 54.9%)
CMYK50%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,616,588
CSS custom property--colour: #46718C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B98E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65708Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B698Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#24787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C6146
Analogous#468C84, #464E8C
Triadic#8C4671, #718C46
Split complementary#8C464E, #8C8446
Tetradic#84468C, #8C6146, #4E8C46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD3DF
Lighter +30%#9DBBCE
Lighter +20%#7BA4BD
Lighter +10%#598CAC
Darker −10%#35566A
Darker −20%#243A48
Darker −30%#131F26
Darker −40%#020304
More saturated +25%#2C77A6
Less saturated −25%#606B72

Channel breakdown

R70
G113
B140
Red70 (27.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue203.14°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 71 · B 8C

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