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Recognised as Colour

#0146A9

  • #0146A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0146A9 is a blue with RGB values 1, 70, 169 and HSL 215°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0146A9#0146A9
HEX#0146A9
RGBrgb(1, 70, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.2745, 0.6627
RGB percentages0.4%, 27.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(215.4, 98.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 99.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK99.4%, 58.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer83,625
CSS custom property--colour: #0146A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FEB956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96401
Analogous#019AA9, #1001A9
Triadic#A90146, #46A901
Split complementary#A91001, #9AA901
Tetradic#A9019A, #A96401, #01A910

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78AFFE
Lighter +30%#4591FE
Lighter +20%#1273FE
Lighter +10%#015BDC
Darker −10%#013176
Darker −20%#001C44
Darker −30%#000711
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0046AA
Less saturated −25%#164A94

Channel breakdown

R1
G70
B169
Red1 (0.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue215.36°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 46 · B A9

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