Colour

#0065CD

#0065CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0065CD is a blue with RGB values 0, 101, 205 and HSL 210°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0065CD#0065CD

HEX#0065CD

RGBrgb(0, 101, 205)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3961, 0.8039

RGB percentages0%, 39.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK100%, 50.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer26,061

CSS custom property--colour: #0065CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#FF9A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C70D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD6800

Analogous#00CBCD, #0200CD

Triadic#CD0065, #65CD00

Split complementary#CD0200, #CCCD00

Tetradic#CD00CB, #CD6800, #00CD02

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9ACCFF

Lighter +30%#67B2FF

Lighter +20%#3498FF

Lighter +10%#017EFF

Darker −10%#004C9A

Darker −20%#003367

Darker −30%#001A34

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#0065CD

Less saturated −25%#1A65B3

Channel breakdown

G101

B205

Red0 (0%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue210.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 65 · B CD

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