Recognised as Colour

#045B7D

#045B7D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#045B7D is a cyan with RGB values 4, 91, 125 and HSL 197°, 94%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#045B7D#045B7D

HEX#045B7D

RGBrgb(4, 91, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3569, 0.4902

RGB percentages1.6%, 35.7%, 49%

HSLhsl(196.9, 93.8%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 96.8%, 49%)

CMYK96.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer285,565

CSS custom property--colour: #045B7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#FBA482

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B507Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Teal · ΔE 28.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D2604

Analogous#047D63, #041E7D

Triadic#7D045B, #5B7D04

Split complementary#7D041E, #7D6204

Tetradic#63047D, #7D2604, #1F7D04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#53CBFA

Lighter +30%#22BCF8

Lighter +20%#07A3E0

Lighter +10%#067FAE

Darker −10%#02374C

Darker −20%#01131A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005D81

Less saturated −25%#14546D

Channel breakdown

G91

B125

Red4 (1.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue196.86°

Saturation (HSL)93.8%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 5B · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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