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Recognised as Colour

#046BA3

  • #046BA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#046BA3 is a blue with RGB values 4, 107, 163 and HSL 201°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#046BA3#046BA3
HEX#046BA3
RGBrgb(4, 107, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4196, 0.6392
RGB percentages1.6%, 42%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(201.1, 95.2%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 97.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK97.5%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer289,699
CSS custom property--colour: #046BA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FB945C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B60A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#00797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A33C04
Analogous#04A38B, #041CA3
Triadic#A3046B, #6BA304
Split complementary#A3041C, #A38B04
Tetradic#8B04A3, #A33C04, #1CA304

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77CDFC
Lighter +30%#46BBFA
Lighter +20%#14A8F9
Lighter +10%#058CD5
Darker −10%#034A71
Darker −20%#022A3F
Darker −30%#00090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CA7
Less saturated −25%#19658E

Channel breakdown

R4
G107
B163
Red4 (1.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue201.13°
Saturation (HSL)95.21%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6B · B A3

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