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Recognised as Colour

#001ABA

  • #001ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#001ABA is a blue with RGB values 0, 26, 186 and HSL 232°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#001ABA#001ABA
HEX#001ABA
RGBrgb(0, 26, 186)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.102, 0.7294
RGB percentages0%, 10.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(231.6, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK100%, 86%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842
CSS custom property--colour: #001ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFE545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00516Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Dark blue · ΔE 16.3Navy · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Indigo · ΔE 28.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA000
Analogous#0077BA, #4300BA
Triadic#BA001A, #1ABA00
Split complementary#BA4300, #77BA00
Tetradic#BA0077, #BAA000, #00BA43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8798FF
Lighter +30%#546CFF
Lighter +20%#2140FF
Lighter +10%#0021ED
Darker −10%#001387
Darker −20%#000C54
Darker −30%#000521
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001ABA
Less saturated −25%#172BA3

Channel breakdown

R0
G26
B186
Red0 (0%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue231.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1A · B BA

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