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Colour

#0000B0

  • #0000B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0000B0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 0, 176 and HSL 240°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0000B0#0000B0
HEX#0000B0
RGBrgb(0, 0, 176)
RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0.6902
RGB percentages0%, 0%, 69%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 69%)
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer176
CSS custom property--colour: #0000B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FFFF4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0027AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13Dark blue · ΔE 17.1Navy · ΔE 22.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.5Indigo · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B000
Analogous#0058B0, #5800B0
Triadic#B00000, #00B000
Split complementary#B05800, #58B000
Tetradic#B00058, #B0B000, #00B058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7D7DFF
Lighter +30%#4A4AFF
Lighter +20%#1717FF
Lighter +10%#0000E3
Darker −10%#00007D
Darker −20%#00004A
Darker −30%#000017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0000B0
Less saturated −25%#16169A

Channel breakdown

R0
G0
B176
Red0 (0%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B B0

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