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Recognised as Colour

#46ADFF

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

#46ADFF is a blue with RGB values 70, 173, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#46ADFF#46ADFF
HEX#46ADFF
RGBrgb(70, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.6, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,632,063
CSS custom property--colour: #46ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#B95200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9846
Analogous#46FFF4, #4651FF
Triadic#FF46AD, #ADFF46
Split complementary#FF4651, #FFF446
Tetradic#F446FF, #FF9846, #51FF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF1FF
Lighter +20%#ACDAFF
Lighter +10%#79C4FF
Darker −10%#1396FF
Darker −20%#007CDF
Darker −30%#0060AC
Darker −40%#004379
More saturated +25%#46ADFF
Less saturated −25%#5DAAE8

Channel breakdown

R70
G173
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AD · B FF

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