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Colour

#014C7E

  • #014C7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#014C7E is a blue with RGB values 1, 76, 126 and HSL 204°, 98%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#014C7E#014C7E
HEX#014C7E
RGBrgb(1, 76, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.298, 0.4941
RGB percentages0.4%, 29.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(204, 98.4%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 99.2%, 49.4%)
CMYK99.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,118
CSS custom property--colour: #014C7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FEB381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#334F80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#20447Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00585Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E3301
Analogous#017E72, #010E7E
Triadic#7E014C, #4C7E01
Split complementary#7E010D, #7E7201
Tetradic#72017E, #7E3301, #0E7E01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4DB7FE
Lighter +30%#1BA3FD
Lighter +20%#0289E3
Lighter +10%#016BB1
Darker −10%#012D4B
Darker −20%#000F19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004C7F
Less saturated −25%#11496E

Channel breakdown

R1
G76
B126
Red1 (0.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4C · B 7E

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