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Recognised as Colour

#046FF3

  • #046FF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#046FF3 is a blue with RGB values 4, 111, 243 and HSL 213°, 97%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#046FF3#046FF3
HEX#046FF3
RGBrgb(4, 111, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4353, 0.9529
RGB percentages1.6%, 43.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(213.1, 96.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 98.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK98.4%, 54.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer290,803
CSS custom property--colour: #046FF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#FB900C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F38804
Analogous#04E6F3, #1104F3
Triadic#F3046F, #6FF304
Split complementary#F31004, #E6F304
Tetradic#F304E6, #F38804, #04F310

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5DFFE
Lighter +30%#93C2FD
Lighter +20%#61A6FC
Lighter +10%#2E8AFC
Darker −10%#0358C1
Darker −20%#02418F
Darker −30%#022A5C
Darker −40%#01132A
More saturated +25%#006FF7
Less saturated −25%#2372D4

Channel breakdown

R4
G111
B243
Red4 (1.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue213.14°
Saturation (HSL)96.76%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6F · B F3

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