Palettes / Colors / #146BBD

#146BBD — Vivid Blue

#146BBD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #146BBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#146BBD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD6614; it also sits naturally between #14BDBA and #1417BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 42% · Blue 74%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #146BBD

.text { color: #146BBD; }
.background { background-color: #146BBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #146BBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 107, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 81%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #146BBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 107, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #146BBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 107, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#146BBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#146BBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #146BBD

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Tones of #146BBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD6614:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #146BBD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #146BBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #146BBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #146BBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #146BBD?

#146BBD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 107, 189). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #146BBD?

#146BBD is RGB 20, 107, 189 — HSL 209°, 81%, 41% — CMYK 89%, 43%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #146BBD?

Its complement is #BD6614; analogous partners are #14BDBA and #1417BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #146BBD for text?

White text on #146BBD has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.87:1.