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Recognised as Colour

#46A2D1

  • #46A2D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#46A2D1 is a blue with RGB values 70, 162, 209 and HSL 200°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46A2D1#46A2D1
HEX#46A2D1
RGBrgb(70, 162, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6353, 0.8196
RGB percentages27.5%, 63.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(200.3, 60.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 66.5%, 82%)
CMYK66.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,629,201
CSS custom property--colour: #46A2D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B95D2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7893D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D17546
Analogous#46D1BB, #465CD1
Triadic#D146A2, #A2D146
Split complementary#D1465C, #D1BB46
Tetradic#BB46D1, #D17546, #5DD146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4FA
Lighter +30%#C1E0EF
Lighter +20%#98CBE5
Lighter +10%#6FB7DB
Darker −10%#2D88B7
Darker −20%#236A8E
Darker −30%#194B65
Darker −40%#0F2D3C
More saturated +25%#29ABEE
Less saturated −25%#6399B4

Channel breakdown

R70
G162
B209
Red70 (27.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue200.29°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G A2 · B D1

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