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Colour

#014EBB

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

#014EBB is a blue with RGB values 1, 78, 187 and HSL 215°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#014EBB#014EBB
HEX#014EBB
RGBrgb(1, 78, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3059, 0.7333
RGB percentages0.4%, 30.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(215.2, 98.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 99.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK99.5%, 58.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,691
CSS custom property--colour: #014EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#FEB144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB6E01
Analogous#01ABBB, #1101BB
Triadic#BB014E, #4EBB01
Split complementary#BB1101, #ABBB01
Tetradic#BB01AB, #BB6E01, #01BB11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ABAFE
Lighter +30%#579CFE
Lighter +20%#247EFE
Lighter +10%#0163EE
Darker −10%#013988
Darker −20%#002456
Darker −30%#000F23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EBC
Less saturated −25%#1852A3

Channel breakdown

R1
G78
B187
Red1 (0.4%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue215.16°
Saturation (HSL)98.94%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4E · B BB

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