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Recognised as Colour

#014EB0

  • #014EB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#014EB0 is a blue with RGB values 1, 78, 176 and HSL 214°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#014EB0#014EB0
HEX#014EB0
RGBrgb(1, 78, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3059, 0.6902
RGB percentages0.4%, 30.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(213.6, 98.9%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 99.4%, 69%)
CMYK99.4%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,680
CSS custom property--colour: #014EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#FEB14F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B06301
Analogous#01A5B0, #0C01B0
Triadic#B0014E, #4EB001
Split complementary#B00C01, #A5B001
Tetradic#B001A5, #B06301, #01B00C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FB7FE
Lighter +30%#4C9AFE
Lighter +20%#197EFE
Lighter +10%#0164E3
Darker −10%#01387D
Darker −20%#00214B
Darker −30%#000B18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EB1
Less saturated −25%#17519A

Channel breakdown

R1
G78
B176
Red1 (0.4%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.87%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4E · B B0

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