Colour

#001DBD

#001DBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#001DBD is a blue with RGB values 0, 29, 189 and HSL 231°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#001DBD#001DBD

HEX#001DBD

RGBrgb(0, 29, 189)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1137, 0.7412

RGB percentages0%, 11.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(230.8, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK100%, 84.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,613

CSS custom property--colour: #001DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#FFE242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark blue · ΔE 17 Navy · ΔE 21.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 28.2 Indigo · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDA000

Analogous#007BBD, #4200BD

Triadic#BD001D, #1DBD00

Split complementary#BD4100, #7CBD00

Tetradic#BD007B, #BDA000, #00BD42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8A9CFF

Lighter +30%#5771FF

Lighter +20%#2446FF

Lighter +10%#0025F0

Darker −10%#00158A

Darker −20%#000D57

Darker −30%#000624

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001DBD

Less saturated −25%#182DA5

Channel breakdown

G29

B189

Red0 (0%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue230.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 1D · B BD

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