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Recognised as Colour

#000BB1

  • #000BB1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#000BB1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 11, 177 and HSL 236°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#000BB1#000BB1
HEX#000BB1
RGBrgb(0, 11, 177)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0431, 0.6941
RGB percentages0%, 4.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(236.3, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK100%, 93.8%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,993
CSS custom property--colour: #000BB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FFF44E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Navy · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1A600
Analogous#0064B1, #4E00B1
Triadic#B1000B, #0BB100
Split complementary#B14E00, #63B100
Tetradic#B10063, #B1A600, #00B14E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7E86FF
Lighter +30%#4B56FF
Lighter +20%#1826FF
Lighter +10%#000EE4
Darker −10%#00087E
Darker −20%#00054B
Darker −30%#000118
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000BB1
Less saturated −25%#161E9B

Channel breakdown

R0
G11
B177
Red0 (0%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue236.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 0B · B B1

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