Recognised as Colour

#246D90

#246D90
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#246D90 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 109, 144 and HSL 199°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#246D90#246D90

HEX#246D90

RGBrgb(36, 109, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4275, 0.5647

RGB percentages14.1%, 42.7%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(199.4, 60%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 75%, 56.5%)

CMYK75%, 24.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,387,344

CSS custom property--colour: #246D90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#DB926F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C6C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D628Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25 Teal · ΔE 25.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#904724

Analogous#24907D, #243790

Triadic#90246D, #6D9024

Split complementary#902437, #907D24

Tetradic#7D2490, #904724, #379024

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9ACDE6

Lighter +30%#71B9DC

Lighter +20%#49A5D1

Lighter +10%#2E8CB9

Darker −10%#1A4E67

Darker −20%#102F3E

Darker −30%#051016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D75A6

Less saturated −25%#3A657A

Channel breakdown

R36

G109

B144

Red36 (14.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue199.44°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 6D · B 90

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