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Recognised as Colour

#001ABD

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

#001ABD is a blue with RGB values 0, 26, 189 and HSL 232°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#001ABD#001ABD
HEX#001ABD
RGBrgb(0, 26, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.102, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 10.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 86.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,845
CSS custom property--colour: #001ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFE542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Dark blue · ΔE 17.7Navy · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Indigo · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA300
Analogous#0078BD, #4500BD
Triadic#BD001A, #1ABD00
Split complementary#BD4500, #78BD00
Tetradic#BD0078, #BDA300, #00BD44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A9AFF
Lighter +30%#576EFF
Lighter +20%#2442FF
Lighter +10%#0021F0
Darker −10%#00138A
Darker −20%#000C57
Darker −30%#000524
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001ABD
Less saturated −25%#182BA5

Channel breakdown

R0
G26
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue231.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1A · B BD

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