Colour

#0046AB

#0046AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0046AB is a blue with RGB values 0, 70, 171 and HSL 215°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0046AB#0046AB

HEX#0046AB

RGBrgb(0, 70, 171)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2745, 0.6706

RGB percentages0%, 27.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(215.4, 100%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 100%, 67.1%)

CMYK100%, 59.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,091

CSS custom property--colour: #0046AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#FFB954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB6500

Analogous#009BAB, #0F00AB

Triadic#AB0046, #46AB00

Split complementary#AB0F00, #9CAB00

Tetradic#AB009B, #AB6500, #00AB0F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#78AFFF

Lighter +30%#4591FF

Lighter +20%#1273FF

Lighter +10%#005BDE

Darker −10%#003178

Darker −20%#001C45

Darker −30%#000712

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0046AB

Less saturated −25%#154A96

Channel breakdown

G70

B171

Red0 (0%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue215.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 46 · B AB

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