Information about #146E9F color

#146E9F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#146E9F falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 110, 159) — 7.8% red, 43.1% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 19 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#146E9F is a vivid, lively azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Slightly further away sit Tripster Blue (#2070A0) and Nice Blue (#107AB0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(20, 110, 159)), which gives #146E9F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #146E9F: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. No one has named #146E9F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#146E9F color variations

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

#146E9F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#146E9F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#146E9F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#377799

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Grey

#808080

#146E9F 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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#146E9F 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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#9F1429
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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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#149F8A
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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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#6E9F14
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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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#44149F
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#9F4414
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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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#8A149F
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#9F4414
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#299F14
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Nearest named colors to #146E9F

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

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Sapphire Blue color link
Sapphire Blue

#0067A5

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Strong Cornflower Blue color link
Strong Cornflower Blue

#0069A8

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

#146E9F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#146E9F
  • RGB20, 110, 159
  • CMYK55, 19, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(20, 110, 159)
  • HSL201°, 78%, 35%
  • HSL Precise201.151°, 77.654%, 35.098%
  • HSV201°, 87%, 62%
  • HSB201°, 87%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.431, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.431, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.431, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID146E9F
  • DECIMAL ID1339039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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