Information about #146D99 color

#146D99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#146D99 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 109, 153) — 7.8% red, 42.7% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 17 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#146D99 is a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Tripster Blue (#2070A0). Slightly further away sit Geaux Blue (#1277A3) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

The recipe behind #146D99 is rgb(20, 109, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #146D99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#146D99 color variations

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

#146D99 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #146D99

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

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#146D99
  • RGB20, 109, 153
  • CMYK52, 17, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(20, 109, 153)
  • HSL200°, 77%, 34%
  • HSL Precise199.85°, 76.879%, 33.922%
  • HSV200°, 87%, 60%
  • HSB200°, 87%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.427, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.427, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.427, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID146D99
  • DECIMAL ID1338777
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01