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Recognised as Colour

#0094EA

  • #0094EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0094EA is a blue with RGB values 0, 148, 234 and HSL 202°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0094EA#0094EA
HEX#0094EA
RGBrgb(0, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages0%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(202.1, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK100%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,122
CSS custom property--colour: #0094EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#FF6B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A98EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4986E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.6Light skyblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA5600
Analogous#00EACB, #001FEA
Triadic#EA0094, #94EA00
Split complementary#EA001F, #EACB00
Tetradic#CB00EA, #EA5600, #1FEA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7E5FF
Lighter +30%#84D2FF
Lighter +20%#51BFFF
Lighter +10%#1EACFF
Darker −10%#0074B7
Darker −20%#005384
Darker −30%#003351
Darker −40%#00131E
More saturated +25%#0094EA
Less saturated −25%#1D8CCD

Channel breakdown

R0
G148
B234
Red0 (0%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue202.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 94 · B EA

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