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Recognised as Colour

#001CEA

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

#001CEA is a blue with RGB values 0, 28, 234 and HSL 233°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#001CEA#001CEA
HEX#001CEA
RGBrgb(0, 28, 234)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1098, 0.9176
RGB percentages0%, 11%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.8, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK100%, 88%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,402
CSS custom property--colour: #001CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFE315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00668Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.9Blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 37.7Dark orchid · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACE00
Analogous#0091EA, #5900EA
Triadic#EA001C, #1CEA00
Split complementary#EA5900, #91EA00
Tetradic#EA0091, #EACE00, #00EA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7C0FF
Lighter +30%#8493FF
Lighter +20%#5166FF
Lighter +10%#1E39FF
Darker −10%#0016B7
Darker −20%#001084
Darker −30%#000A51
Darker −40%#00041E
More saturated +25%#001CEA
Less saturated −25%#1D32CD

Channel breakdown

R0
G28
B234
Red0 (0%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1C · B EA

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