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Colour

#46A9FF

  • #46A9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#46A9FF is a blue with RGB values 70, 169, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#46A9FF#46A9FF
HEX#46A9FF
RGBrgb(70, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,039
CSS custom property--colour: #46A9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B95600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#679CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Sky blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9C46
Analogous#46FFF8, #464DFF
Triadic#FF46A9, #A9FF46
Split complementary#FF464D, #FFF846
Tetradic#F846FF, #FF9C46, #4DFF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF0FF
Lighter +20%#ACD8FF
Lighter +10%#79C1FF
Darker −10%#1391FF
Darker −20%#0077DF
Darker −30%#005CAC
Darker −40%#004179
More saturated +25%#46A9FF
Less saturated −25%#5DA7E8

Channel breakdown

R70
G169
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G A9 · B FF

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