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Recognised as Colour

#146CFF

  • #146CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#146CFF is a blue with RGB values 20, 108, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 54%. 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

#146CFF#146CFF
HEX#146CFF
RGBrgb(20, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages7.8%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.5, 100%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 92.2%, 100%)
CMYK92.2%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,338,623
CSS custom property--colour: #146CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#EB9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 30Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA714
Analogous#14E2FF, #3114FF
Triadic#FF146C, #6CFF14
Split complementary#FF3114, #E2FF14
Tetradic#FF14E2, #FFA714, #14FF31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0ECFF
Lighter +30%#ADCCFF
Lighter +20%#7AACFF
Lighter +10%#478CFF
Darker −10%#0054E0
Darker −20%#0041AD
Darker −30%#002E7A
Darker −40%#001B47
More saturated +25%#146CFF
Less saturated −25%#3173E2

Channel breakdown

R20
G108
B255
Red20 (7.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 6C · B FF

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