Recognised as Colour

#246C93

#246C93
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#246C93 is a blue with RGB values 36, 108, 147 and HSL 201°, 61%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#246C93#246C93

HEX#246C93

RGBrgb(36, 108, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4235, 0.5765

RGB percentages14.1%, 42.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(201.1, 60.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 75.5%, 57.6%)

CMYK75.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,387,091

CSS custom property--colour: #246C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#DB936C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#596C95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Teal · ΔE 28.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#934B24

Analogous#249382, #243593

Triadic#93246C, #6C9324

Split complementary#932435, #938224

Tetradic#822493, #934B24, #359324

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9CCDE7

Lighter +30%#73B8DD

Lighter +20%#4AA3D3

Lighter +10%#2E8ABC

Darker −10%#1A4E6A

Darker −20%#103041

Darker −30%#061218

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D73AA

Less saturated −25%#3B657C

Channel breakdown

R36

G108

B147

Red36 (14.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue201.08°

Saturation (HSL)60.66%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 6C · B 93

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