Colour

#0065BF

#0065BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0065BF is a blue with RGB values 0, 101, 191 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0065BF#0065BF

HEX#0065BF

RGBrgb(0, 101, 191)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3961, 0.749

RGB percentages0%, 39.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(208.3, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK100%, 47.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer26,047

CSS custom property--colour: #0065BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#FF9A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#316DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Royal blue · ΔE 19.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.8 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF5A00

Analogous#00BFBA, #0005BF

Triadic#BF0065, #65BF00

Split complementary#BF0005, #BFBA00

Tetradic#BA00BF, #BF5A00, #05BF00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CC9FF

Lighter +30%#59B1FF

Lighter +20%#2699FF

Lighter +10%#0080F2

Darker −10%#004A8C

Darker −20%#002F59

Darker −30%#001426

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0065BF

Less saturated −25%#1864A7

Channel breakdown

G101

B191

Red0 (0%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue208.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 65 · B BF

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