Colour

#46AEE5

#46AEE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#46AEE5 is a blue with RGB values 70, 174, 229 and HSL 201°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#46AEE5

RGBrgb(70, 174, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6824, 0.898

RGB percentages27.5%, 68.2%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(200.8, 75.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 69.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK69.4%, 24%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,632,293

CSS custom property--colour: #46AEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#B9511A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94ADE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E9DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00BCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E57D46

Analogous#46E5CD, #465EE5

Triadic#E546AE, #AEE546

Split complementary#E5465E, #E5CD46

Tetradic#CD46E5, #E57D46, #5EE546

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FCFE

Lighter +30%#CCE9F8

Lighter +20%#9FD5F2

Lighter +10%#73C2EB

Darker −10%#1F99D9

Darker −20%#1879AD

Darker −30%#125A80

Darker −40%#0C3B53

More saturated +25%#2CB6FF

Less saturated −25%#60A6CB

Channel breakdown

R70

G174

B229

Red70 (27.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue200.75°

Saturation (HSL)75.36%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G AE · B E5

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