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Recognised as Colour

#0065BD

  • #0065BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0065BD is a blue with RGB values 0, 101, 189 and HSL 208°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0065BD#0065BD
HEX#0065BD
RGBrgb(0, 101, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3961, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 39.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 46.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,045
CSS custom property--colour: #0065BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FF9A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5800
Analogous#00BDB7, #0006BD
Triadic#BD0065, #65BD00
Split complementary#BD0006, #BDB700
Tetradic#B700BD, #BD5800, #06BD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AC9FF
Lighter +30%#57B1FF
Lighter +20%#2499FF
Lighter +10%#0080F0
Darker −10%#004A8A
Darker −20%#002E57
Darker −30%#001324
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0065BD
Less saturated −25%#1863A5

Channel breakdown

R0
G101
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue207.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 65 · B BD

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