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Recognised as Colour

#014FEA

  • #014FEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#014FEA is a blue with RGB values 1, 79, 234 and HSL 220°, 99%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#014FEA#014FEA
HEX#014FEA
RGBrgb(1, 79, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3098, 0.9176
RGB percentages0.4%, 31%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(219.9, 99.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 99.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK99.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,994
CSS custom property--colour: #014FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#FEB015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 30.4Medium blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9C01
Analogous#01C3EA, #2801EA
Triadic#EA014F, #4FEA01
Split complementary#EA2701, #C4EA01
Tetradic#EA01C3, #EA9C01, #01EA27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D0FF
Lighter +30%#86AEFE
Lighter +20%#538CFE
Lighter +10%#206AFE
Darker −10%#013EB7
Darker −20%#012D84
Darker −30%#001C52
Darker −40%#000A1F
More saturated +25%#004FEB
Less saturated −25%#1E59CD

Channel breakdown

R1
G79
B234
Red1 (0.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue219.91°
Saturation (HSL)99.15%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4F · B EA

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