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Recognised as Colour

#46A2D3

  • #46A2D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#46A2D3 is a blue with RGB values 70, 162, 211 and HSL 201°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46A2D3#46A2D3
HEX#46A2D3
RGBrgb(70, 162, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6353, 0.8275
RGB percentages27.5%, 63.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(200.9, 61.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 66.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK66.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,629,203
CSS custom property--colour: #46A2D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B95D2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA1D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7793D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D37746
Analogous#46D3BE, #465CD3
Triadic#D346A2, #A2D346
Split complementary#D3465C, #D3BD46
Tetradic#BD46D3, #D37746, #5CD346

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF5FA
Lighter +30%#C2E0F0
Lighter +20%#98CBE7
Lighter +10%#6FB7DD
Darker −10%#2C89BA
Darker −20%#226A91
Darker −30%#194C67
Darker −40%#0F2E3E
More saturated +25%#29ABF0
Less saturated −25%#6399B6

Channel breakdown

R70
G162
B211
Red70 (27.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue200.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G A2 · B D3

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