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Recognised as Colour

#468CB1

  • #468CB1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#468CB1 is a blue with RGB values 70, 140, 177 and HSL 201°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#468CB1#468CB1
HEX#468CB1
RGBrgb(70, 140, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.549, 0.6941
RGB percentages27.5%, 54.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(200.7, 43.3%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 60.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK60.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,623,537
CSS custom property--colour: #468CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B9734E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B80B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B16B46
Analogous#46B1A0, #4657B1
Triadic#B1468C, #8CB146
Split complementary#B14657, #B1A046
Tetradic#A046B1, #B16B46, #57B146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E5EE
Lighter +30%#B0CFE0
Lighter +20%#8CB9D1
Lighter +10%#67A3C3
Darker −10%#386F8C
Darker −20%#295268
Darker −30%#1B3543
Darker −40%#0C181F
More saturated +25%#2796D0
Less saturated −25%#658292

Channel breakdown

R70
G140
B177
Red70 (27.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue200.75°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8C · B B1

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