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Recognised as Colour

#046695

  • #046695
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#046695 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 102, 149 and HSL 199°, 95%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#046695#046695
HEX#046695
RGBrgb(4, 102, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4, 0.5843
RGB percentages1.6%, 40%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(199.4, 94.8%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 97.3%, 58.4%)
CMYK97.3%, 31.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer288,405
CSS custom property--colour: #046695;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#FB996A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5B94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#007277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#953304
Analogous#04957C, #041E95
Triadic#950466, #669504
Split complementary#95041E, #957B04
Tetradic#7C0495, #953304, #1E9504

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6ACCFB
Lighter +30%#38BBFA
Lighter +20%#07AAF8
Lighter +10%#0588C7
Darker −10%#034463
Darker −20%#012232
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006799
Less saturated −25%#175F82

Channel breakdown

R4
G102
B149
Red4 (1.6%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue199.45°
Saturation (HSL)94.77%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 66 · B 95

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