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Colour

#014BE8

  • #014BE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#014BE8 is a blue with RGB values 1, 75, 232 and HSL 221°, 99%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#014BE8#014BE8
HEX#014BE8
RGBrgb(1, 75, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.2941, 0.9098
RGB percentages0.4%, 29.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(220.8, 99.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 99.6%, 91%)
CMYK99.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer84,968
CSS custom property--colour: #014BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#FEB417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.7Medium blue · ΔE 28.8Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89E01
Analogous#01BFE8, #2A01E8
Triadic#E8014B, #4BE801
Split complementary#E82A01, #BFE801
Tetradic#E801BF, #E89E01, #01E82A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6CDFF
Lighter +30%#84ABFE
Lighter +20%#5188FE
Lighter +10%#1E66FE
Darker −10%#013BB5
Darker −20%#012A82
Darker −30%#001A50
Darker −40%#00091D
More saturated +25%#004BE9
Less saturated −25%#1E55CB

Channel breakdown

R1
G75
B232
Red1 (0.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue220.78°
Saturation (HSL)99.14%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4B · B E8

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