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Recognised as Colour

#146A90

  • #146A90
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#146A90 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 106, 144 and HSL 198°, 76%, 32%. 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

#146A90#146A90
HEX#146A90
RGBrgb(20, 106, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4157, 0.5647
RGB percentages7.8%, 41.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(198.4, 75.6%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 86.1%, 56.5%)
CMYK86.1%, 26.4%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,338,000
CSS custom property--colour: #146A90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#EB956F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#576992no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#475E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#903A14
Analogous#149078, #142C90
Triadic#90146A, #6A9014
Split complementary#90142C, #907814
Tetradic#781490, #903A14, #2C9014

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#82CDEE
Lighter +30%#56BBE7
Lighter +20%#29A9E1
Lighter +10%#1A8BBD
Darker −10%#0E4963
Darker −20%#082836
Darker −30%#01070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0072A4
Less saturated −25%#28627C

Channel breakdown

R20
G106
B144
Red20 (7.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue198.39°
Saturation (HSL)75.61%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 6A · B 90

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