Recognised as Colour

#146DE6

#146DE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#146DE6 is a blue with RGB values 20, 109, 230 and HSL 215°, 84%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#146DE6

RGBrgb(20, 109, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4275, 0.902

RGB percentages7.8%, 42.7%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(214.6, 84%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 91.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK91.3%, 52.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,338,854

CSS custom property--colour: #146DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#EB9219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 17.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E68D14

Analogous#14D6E6, #2414E6

Triadic#E6146D, #6DE614

Split complementary#E62414, #D6E614

Tetradic#E614D6, #E68D14, #14E624

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBDFFB

Lighter +30%#9DC3F6

Lighter +20%#6EA6F2

Lighter +10%#3F89EE

Darker −10%#1057B7

Darker −20%#0C4188

Darker −30%#082A59

Darker −40%#04142A

More saturated +25%#006AFA

Less saturated −25%#3372C7

Channel breakdown

R20

G109

B230

Red20 (7.8%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue214.57°

Saturation (HSL)84%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 6D · B E6

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