Colour

#046CFF

#046CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#046CFF is a blue with RGB values 4, 108, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#046CFF#046CFF

HEX#046CFF

RGBrgb(4, 108, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4235, 1

RGB percentages1.6%, 42.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(215.1, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK98.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer290,047

CSS custom property--colour: #046CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#FB9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6 Medium purple · ΔE 30.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF9704

Analogous#04EAFF, #1904FF

Triadic#FF046C, #6CFF04

Split complementary#FF1904, #EAFF04

Tetradic#FF04EA, #FF9704, #04FF19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0E3FF

Lighter +30%#9DC6FF

Lighter +20%#6AA8FF

Lighter +10%#378AFF

Darker −10%#0056D0

Darker −20%#00419D

Darker −30%#002C6A

Darker −40%#001737

More saturated +25%#046CFF

Less saturated −25%#2371E0

Channel breakdown

G108

B255

Red4 (1.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue215.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 6C · B FF

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