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Colour

#469EE1

  • #469EE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#469EE1 is a blue with RGB values 70, 158, 225 and HSL 206°, 72%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#469EE1#469EE1
HEX#469EE1
RGBrgb(70, 158, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6196, 0.8824
RGB percentages27.5%, 62%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(205.9, 72.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 68.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK68.9%, 29.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,628,193
CSS custom property--colour: #469EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B9611E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A91E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Sky blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E18946
Analogous#46E1D7, #4650E1
Triadic#E1469E, #9EE146
Split complementary#E14650, #E1D646
Tetradic#D746E1, #E18946, #50E146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAFD
Lighter +30%#CAE3F6
Lighter +20%#9ECCEF
Lighter +10%#72B5E8
Darker −10%#2286D2
Darker −20%#1B6AA6
Darker −30%#144E7A
Darker −40%#0D324E
More saturated +25%#2BA2FC
Less saturated −25%#619AC6

Channel breakdown

R70
G158
B225
Red70 (27.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue205.94°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9E · B E1

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