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Colour

#001CCD

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

#001CCD is a blue with RGB values 0, 28, 205 and HSL 232°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#001CCD#001CCD
HEX#001CCD
RGBrgb(0, 28, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1098, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 11%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.8, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 86.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,373
CSS custom property--colour: #001CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FFE332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00597Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Blue · ΔE 28.6Navy · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB100
Analogous#0083CD, #4A00CD
Triadic#CD001C, #1CCD00
Split complementary#CD4B00, #83CD00
Tetradic#CD0083, #CDB100, #00CD4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AA8FF
Lighter +30%#677CFF
Lighter +20%#3450FF
Lighter +10%#0124FF
Darker −10%#00159A
Darker −20%#000E67
Darker −30%#000734
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#001CCD
Less saturated −25%#1A2FB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G28
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1C · B CD

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