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Recognised as Colour

#0146BC

  • #0146BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0146BC is a blue with RGB values 1, 70, 188 and HSL 218°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0146BC#0146BC
HEX#0146BC
RGBrgb(1, 70, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.2745, 0.7373
RGB percentages0.4%, 27.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(217.9, 98.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 99.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK99.5%, 62.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer83,644
CSS custom property--colour: #0146BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FEB943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7701
Analogous#01A3BC, #1901BC
Triadic#BC0146, #46BC01
Split complementary#BC1A01, #A3BC01
Tetradic#BC01A4, #BC7701, #01BC1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BB5FE
Lighter +30%#5895FE
Lighter +20%#2575FE
Lighter +10%#0159EF
Darker −10%#013389
Darker −20%#002057
Darker −30%#000D24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0046BD
Less saturated −25%#194CA4

Channel breakdown

R1
G70
B188
Red1 (0.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue217.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.94%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 46 · B BC

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