Information about #046491 color

#046491 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#046491 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 100, 145) — 1.6% red, 39.2% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 18 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #046491 reads as a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sea Blue (#006994). Slightly further away sit IBM Blue (#006699) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(4, 100, 145)), which gives #046491 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #046491 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#046491 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#046491 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#046491 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#046491 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#046491 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#046491 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#907604
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#90041D
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#300490
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#760490
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Nearest named colors to #046491

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Mavericks Blue color link
Mavericks Blue

#00538C

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Sapphire Blue color link
Sapphire Blue

#0067A5

Medium Electric Blue color link
Medium Electric Blue

#035096

Deep Sea Blue color link
Deep Sea Blue

#015482

Blue Sapphire color link
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#046491 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#046491 color image #046491 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#046491
  • RGB4, 100, 145
  • CMYK55, 18, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(4, 100, 145)
  • HSL199°, 95%, 29%
  • HSL Precise199.149°, 94.631%, 29.216%
  • HSV199°, 97%, 57%
  • HSB199°, 97%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.392, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.392, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.392, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID046491
  • DECIMAL ID287889
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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