#146c9f

Color #146c9f

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#146c9f

RGB

rgb(20, 108, 159)

HSL

hsl(202, 77.7%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 87.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(43.32, -5.53, -34.39)

LCH

lch(43.32, 34.83, 260.86)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.1115, 241.16)

HWB

hwb(202, 7.8%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f4714

Analogous

#149f8d

#146c9f

#14279f

Triadic

#146c9f

#9f146c

#6c9f14

Split-complementary

#146c9f

#9f1427

#9f8d14

Tetradic

#146c9f

#47149f

#9f4714

#6c9f14

Square

#146c9f

#8d149f

#9f4714

#279f14

Shades

Color #146c9f mixed toward black.

#115a85

#0d486a

#0a3650

#072435

#03121b

Tints

Color #146c9f mixed toward white.

#1a8dd0

#3ba8e6

#6cbded

#9dd3f3

#cee9f9

Tones

Color #146c9f mixed toward gray.

#206993

#2b6688

#37637c

#426071

#4e5d65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b95 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#463f92 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#208c8a · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #146c9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#146c9f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#146c9f (#146c9f) is rgb(20, 108, 159) in RGB.

No, #146c9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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