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Recognised as Colour

#46AAFC

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

#46AAFC is a blue with RGB values 70, 170, 252 and HSL 207°, 97%, 63%. 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

#46AAFC#46AAFC
HEX#46AAFC
RGBrgb(70, 170, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6667, 0.9882
RGB percentages27.5%, 66.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(207, 96.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 72.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK72.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,292
CSS custom property--colour: #46AAFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B95503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9CFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC9846
Analogous#46FCF3, #464FFC
Triadic#FC46AA, #AAFC46
Split complementary#FC464F, #FCF346
Tetradic#F346FC, #FC9846, #4FFC46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEFFE
Lighter +20%#AAD8FE
Lighter +10%#78C1FD
Darker −10%#1493FB
Darker −20%#0479D8
Darker −30%#035DA6
Darker −40%#024174
More saturated +25%#43AAFF
Less saturated −25%#5EA8E4

Channel breakdown

R70
G170
B252
Red70 (27.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue207.03°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AA · B FC

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