Recognised as Colour

#014F7F

#014F7F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#014F7F is a blue with RGB values 1, 79, 127 and HSL 203°, 98%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#014F7F#014F7F

HEX#014F7F

RGBrgb(1, 79, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3098, 0.498

RGB percentages0.4%, 31%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(202.9, 98.4%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 99.2%, 49.8%)

CMYK99.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer85,887

CSS custom property--colour: #014F7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#FEB080

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#375181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#26477Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Dim grey · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F3101

Analogous#017F70, #01107F

Triadic#7F014F, #4F7F01

Split complementary#7F0110, #7F7001

Tetradic#70017F, #7F3101, #107F01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#4EBBFE

Lighter +30%#1CA7FD

Lighter +20%#028EE4

Lighter +10%#016EB2

Darker −10%#01304C

Darker −20%#00101A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004F80

Less saturated −25%#114B6F

Channel breakdown

G79

B127

Red1 (0.4%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue202.86°

Saturation (HSL)98.44%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 4F · B 7F

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