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Recognised as Colour

#0000F5

  • #0000F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0000F5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 0, 245 and HSL 240°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0000F5#0000F5
HEX#0000F5
RGBrgb(0, 0, 245)
RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0.9608
RGB percentages0%, 0%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 96.1%)
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer245
CSS custom property--colour: #0000F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FFFF0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.2Medium blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 32.7Dark violet · ΔE 35.4Dark blue · ΔE 47.4Dark orchid · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F500
Analogous#007BF5, #7B00F5
Triadic#F50000, #00F500
Split complementary#F57B00, #7BF500
Tetradic#F5007B, #F5F500, #00F57B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C2FF
Lighter +30%#8F8FFF
Lighter +20%#5C5CFF
Lighter +10%#2929FF
Darker −10%#0000C2
Darker −20%#00008F
Darker −30%#00005C
Darker −40%#000029
More saturated +25%#0000F5
Less saturated −25%#1F1FD6

Channel breakdown

R0
G0
B245
Red0 (0%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B F5

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