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Recognised as Colour

#046EAD

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

#046EAD is a blue with RGB values 4, 110, 173 and HSL 202°, 95%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#046EAD#046EAD
HEX#046EAD
RGBrgb(4, 110, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4314, 0.6784
RGB percentages1.6%, 43.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(202.4, 95.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 97.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK97.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer290,477
CSS custom property--colour: #046EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FB9152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F71B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#3863ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4304
Analogous#04AD98, #041AAD
Triadic#AD046E, #6EAD04
Split complementary#AD041A, #AD9704
Tetradic#9804AD, #AD4304, #1AAD04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81CEFC
Lighter +30%#4FBBFB
Lighter +20%#1DA8FA
Lighter +10%#058EDF
Darker −10%#034E7B
Darker −20%#022F49
Darker −30%#010F17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FB1
Less saturated −25%#1A6897

Channel breakdown

R4
G110
B173
Red4 (1.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue202.37°
Saturation (HSL)95.48%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6E · B AD

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