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Recognised as Colour

#014C87

  • #014C87
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#014C87 is a blue with RGB values 1, 76, 135 and HSL 206°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#014C87#014C87
HEX#014C87
RGBrgb(1, 76, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.298, 0.5294
RGB percentages0.4%, 29.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(206.4, 98.5%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 99.3%, 52.9%)
CMYK99.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,127
CSS custom property--colour: #014C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FEB378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D5089no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#144586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33.8Slate grey · ΔE 35.6Light slate grey · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#873C01
Analogous#01877F, #010987
Triadic#87014C, #4C8701
Split complementary#870109, #877F01
Tetradic#7F0187, #873C01, #098701

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#56B4FE
Lighter +30%#249EFD
Lighter +20%#0285EC
Lighter +10%#0169BA
Darker −10%#013054
Darker −20%#001322
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004C88
Less saturated −25%#124A76

Channel breakdown

R1
G76
B135
Red1 (0.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue206.42°
Saturation (HSL)98.53%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4C · B 87

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