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Recognised as Colour

#014BDC

  • #014BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#014BDC is a blue with RGB values 1, 75, 220 and HSL 220°, 99%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#014BDC#014BDC
HEX#014BDC
RGBrgb(1, 75, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.2941, 0.8627
RGB percentages0.4%, 29.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(219.7, 99.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 99.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK99.5%, 65.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer84,956
CSS custom property--colour: #014BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FEB423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 27.7Navy · ΔE 29.8Blue violet · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC9201
Analogous#01B8DC, #2501DC
Triadic#DC014B, #4BDC01
Split complementary#DC2501, #B8DC01
Tetradic#DC01B8, #DC9201, #01DC25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAC7FF
Lighter +30%#78A5FE
Lighter +20%#4583FE
Lighter +10%#1262FE
Darker −10%#013AA9
Darker −20%#012876
Darker −30%#001744
Darker −40%#000611
More saturated +25%#004BDD
Less saturated −25%#1D54C0

Channel breakdown

R1
G75
B220
Red1 (0.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue219.73°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4B · B DC

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