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Recognised as Colour

#045C97

  • #045C97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#045C97 is a blue with RGB values 4, 92, 151 and HSL 204°, 95%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#045C97#045C97
HEX#045C97
RGBrgb(4, 92, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3608, 0.5922
RGB percentages1.6%, 36.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(204.1, 94.8%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 97.4%, 59.2%)
CMYK97.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer285,847
CSS custom property--colour: #045C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FBA368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#295396no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973F04
Analogous#049788, #041397
Triadic#97045C, #5C9704
Split complementary#970413, #978804
Tetradic#880497, #973F04, #139704

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CC2FB
Lighter +30%#3AADFA
Lighter +20%#0998F8
Lighter +10%#057AC9
Darker −10%#033E65
Darker −20%#011F34
Darker −30%#000102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005D9B
Less saturated −25%#175884

Channel breakdown

R4
G92
B151
Red4 (1.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue204.08°
Saturation (HSL)94.84%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 5C · B 97

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