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Recognised as Colour

#468FAE

  • #468FAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#468FAE is a cyan with RGB values 70, 143, 174 and HSL 198°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#468FAE#468FAE
HEX#468FAE
RGBrgb(70, 143, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5608, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 56.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(197.9, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,624,302
CSS custom property--colour: #468FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B97051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7082AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Dark cyan · ΔE 22.6Teal · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6546
Analogous#46AE99, #465BAE
Triadic#AE468F, #8FAE46
Split complementary#AE465B, #AE9946
Tetradic#9946AE, #AE6546, #5BAE46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E5ED
Lighter +30%#AED0DF
Lighter +20%#8ABBD0
Lighter +10%#66A6C1
Darker −10%#37718A
Darker −20%#295365
Darker −30%#1A3541
Darker −40%#0B171D
More saturated +25%#289BCD
Less saturated −25%#658390

Channel breakdown

R70
G143
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue197.88°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8F · B AE

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