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Recognised as Colour

#046BF4

  • #046BF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#046BF4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 107, 244 and HSL 214°, 97%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#046BF4#046BF4
HEX#046BF4
RGBrgb(4, 107, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4196, 0.9569
RGB percentages1.6%, 42%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(214.3, 96.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 98.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK98.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer289,780
CSS custom property--colour: #046BF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#FB940B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F48D04
Analogous#04E3F4, #1504F4
Triadic#F4046B, #6BF404
Split complementary#F41504, #E3F404
Tetradic#F404E3, #F48D04, #04F415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6DEFE
Lighter +30%#94C1FD
Lighter +20%#62A4FC
Lighter +10%#2F87FC
Darker −10%#0355C2
Darker −20%#023F90
Darker −30%#02295D
Darker −40%#01132B
More saturated +25%#006AF8
Less saturated −25%#236FD5

Channel breakdown

R4
G107
B244
Red4 (1.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue214.25°
Saturation (HSL)96.77%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6B · B F4

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