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Recognised as Colour

#146CAF

  • #146CAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#146CAF is a blue with RGB values 20, 108, 175 and HSL 206°, 79%, 38%. 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

#146CAF#146CAF
HEX#146CAF
RGBrgb(20, 108, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4235, 0.6863
RGB percentages7.8%, 42.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(205.9, 79.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 88.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK88.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,338,543
CSS custom property--colour: #146CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#EB9350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B70B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3462AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5714
Analogous#14AFA5, #141EAF
Triadic#AF146C, #6CAF14
Split complementary#AF141E, #AFA514
Tetradic#A514AF, #AF5714, #1EAF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BCDF4
Lighter +30%#6EB7EE
Lighter +20%#40A0E9
Lighter +10%#1988DD
Darker −10%#0F5081
Darker −20%#0A3453
Darker −30%#041726
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FC3
Less saturated −25%#2C6997

Channel breakdown

R20
G108
B175
Red20 (7.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue205.94°
Saturation (HSL)79.49%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 6C · B AF

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