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#146BB3

#146bb3 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#146bb3 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 41.96% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 40.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 207.17°, with 79.9% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #146bb3
  2. #b35c14

Split complementary

  1. #146bb3
  2. #b3141b
  3. #b3ac14

Analogous

  1. #14b3ac
  2. #146bb3
  3. #141bb3

Triadic

  1. #146bb3
  2. #b3146b
  3. #6bb314

Tetradic

  1. #146bb3
  2. #5c14b3
  3. #b35c14
  4. #6bb314

Square

  1. #146bb3
  2. #ac14b3
  3. #b35c14
  4. #1bb314

Monochromatic

  1. #051929
  2. #0c426e
  3. #146bb3
  4. #2c93e7
  5. #71b6ef

Shades

#146bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #146bb3
  2. #1260a1
  3. #10568f
  4. #0e4b7d
  5. #0c406b
  6. #0a365a
  7. #082b48
  8. #062036
  9. #041524
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#146bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #146bb3
  2. #2c7abb
  3. #4389c2
  4. #5b97ca
  5. #72a6d1
  6. #8ab5d9
  7. #a1c4e1
  8. #b9d3e8
  9. #d0e1f0
  10. #e8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#146bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #146bb3
  2. #1f6dae
  3. #2a6fa9
  4. #3471a4
  5. #3f739f
  6. #4a769a
  7. #557894
  8. #607a8f
  9. #6a7c8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53698c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4770b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d62b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396eb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2566b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-146bb3 {
  color: #146bb3;
}
Background
.bg-146bb3 {
  background-color: #146bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-146bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #146bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #146bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 107 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 80% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-146bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #146bb3, #141bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-146bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 107 179 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.65 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.89 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.63 #eb944c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#146bb3  rgb(20, 107, 179)  hsl(207, 80%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b35c14  rgb(179, 92, 20)  hsl(27, 80%, 39%)  Ginger
#b3146b  rgb(179, 20, 107)  hsl(327, 80%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb314  rgb(107, 179, 20)  hsl(87, 80%, 39%)  Kelly Green