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Recognised as Colour

#046BB4

  • #046BB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#046BB4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 107, 180 and HSL 205°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#046BB4#046BB4
HEX#046BB4
RGBrgb(4, 107, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4196, 0.7059
RGB percentages1.6%, 42%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(204.9, 95.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 97.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK97.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer289,716
CSS custom property--colour: #046BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FB944B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4670B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A62B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 31Deep skyblue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B44D04
Analogous#04B4A5, #0413B4
Triadic#B4046B, #6BB404
Split complementary#B40413, #B4A504
Tetradic#A504B4, #B44D04, #13B404

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88CCFC
Lighter +30%#56B7FB
Lighter +20%#24A1FA
Lighter +10%#0589E6
Darker −10%#034D82
Darker −20%#023050
Darker −30%#01121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CB8
Less saturated −25%#1B679D

Channel breakdown

R4
G107
B180
Red4 (1.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue204.89°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6B · B B4

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