Colour

#0100FF

#0100FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0100FF is a blue with RGB values 1, 0, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0100FF#0100FF

HEX#0100FF

RGBrgb(1, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0, 1

RGB percentages0.4%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK99.6%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer65,791

CSS custom property--colour: #0100FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#FEFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 118.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0 Medium blue · ΔE 21.6 Blue violet · ΔE 35.8 Dark violet · ΔE 38.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 51 Dark blue · ΔE 51.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.03, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFF00

Analogous#007EFF, #8100FF

Triadic#FF0100, #00FF01

Split complementary#FF8100, #7EFF00

Tetradic#FF007F, #FEFF00, #00FF81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCCFF

Lighter +30%#9999FF

Lighter +20%#6766FF

Lighter +10%#3433FF

Darker −10%#0100CC

Darker −20%#010099

Darker −30%#000066

Darker −40%#000033

More saturated +25%#0100FF

Less saturated −25%#2120DF

Channel breakdown

B255

Red1 (0.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 00 · B FF

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