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Colour

#0046BD

  • #0046BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0046BD is a blue with RGB values 0, 70, 189 and HSL 218°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0046BD#0046BD
HEX#0046BD
RGBrgb(0, 70, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2745, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 27.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(217.8, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 63%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,109
CSS custom property--colour: #0046BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FFB942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00667Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7700
Analogous#00A4BD, #1900BD
Triadic#BD0046, #46BD00
Split complementary#BD1800, #A5BD00
Tetradic#BD00A4, #BD7700, #00BD18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AB5FF
Lighter +30%#5795FF
Lighter +20%#2475FF
Lighter +10%#0059F0
Darker −10%#00338A
Darker −20%#002057
Darker −30%#000D24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0046BD
Less saturated −25%#184CA5

Channel breakdown

R0
G70
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue217.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 46 · B BD

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