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Recognised as Colour

#468BD3

  • #468BD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#468BD3 is a blue with RGB values 70, 139, 211 and HSL 211°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#468BD3#468BD3
HEX#468BD3
RGBrgb(70, 139, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5451, 0.8275
RGB percentages27.5%, 54.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(210.6, 61.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 66.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK66.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,623,315
CSS custom property--colour: #468BD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B9742C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5782D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38E46
Analogous#46D1D3, #4846D3
Triadic#D3468B, #8BD346
Split complementary#D34846, #D1D346
Tetradic#D346D1, #D38E46, #46D348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF2FA
Lighter +30%#C2D9F0
Lighter +20%#98BFE7
Lighter +10%#6FA5DD
Darker −10%#2C71BA
Darker −20%#225891
Darker −30%#193F67
Darker −40%#0F263E
More saturated +25%#298AF0
Less saturated −25%#638CB6

Channel breakdown

R70
G139
B211
Red70 (27.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue210.64°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8B · B D3

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