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Recognised as Colour

#046FF6

  • #046FF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#046FF6 is a blue with RGB values 4, 111, 246 and HSL 213°, 97%, 49%. 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

#046FF6#046FF6
HEX#046FF6
RGBrgb(4, 111, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4353, 0.9647
RGB percentages1.6%, 43.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(213.5, 96.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 98.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK98.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer290,806
CSS custom property--colour: #046FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#FB9009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F68B04
Analogous#04E8F6, #1204F6
Triadic#F6046F, #6FF604
Split complementary#F61204, #E8F604
Tetradic#F604E8, #F68B04, #04F612

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E0FE
Lighter +30%#96C4FD
Lighter +20%#64A7FC
Lighter +10%#318BFC
Darker −10%#0358C4
Darker −20%#024292
Darker −30%#022B5F
Darker −40%#01142D
More saturated +25%#006FFA
Less saturated −25%#2373D7

Channel breakdown

R4
G111
B246
Red4 (1.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue213.47°
Saturation (HSL)96.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 6F · B F6

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