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Recognised as Colour

#046C87

  • #046C87
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#046C87 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 108, 135 and HSL 192°, 94%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#046C87#046C87
HEX#046C87
RGBrgb(4, 108, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4235, 0.5294
RGB percentages1.6%, 42.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(192.4, 94.2%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 97%, 52.9%)
CMYK97%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer289,927
CSS custom property--colour: #046C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#FB9378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5E87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Teal · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dark cyan · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#871F04
Analogous#048760, #042B87
Triadic#87046C, #6C8704
Split complementary#87042B, #876004
Tetradic#600487, #871F04, #2B8704

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5DDAFA
Lighter +30%#2BCEF9
Lighter +20%#07BBEA
Lighter +10%#0594B9
Darker −10%#034455
Darker −20%#011D24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006E8B
Less saturated −25%#156276

Channel breakdown

R4
G108
B135
Red4 (1.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue192.37°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6C · B 87

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