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Recognised as Colour

#0150BB

  • #0150BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0150BB is a blue with RGB values 1, 80, 187 and HSL 215°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0150BB#0150BB
HEX#0150BB
RGBrgb(1, 80, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3137, 0.7333
RGB percentages0.4%, 31.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(214.5, 98.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 99.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK99.5%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer86,203
CSS custom property--colour: #0150BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#FEAF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6
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#BB6C01
Analogous#01ADBB, #0F01BB
Triadic#BB0150, #50BB01
Split complementary#BB0F01, #ADBB01
Tetradic#BB01AD, #BB6C01, #01BB0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ABBFE
Lighter +30%#579EFE
Lighter +20%#2481FE
Lighter +10%#0166EE
Darker −10%#013A88
Darker −20%#002556
Darker −30%#000F23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0050BC
Less saturated −25%#1854A3

Channel breakdown

R1
G80
B187
Red1 (0.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue214.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.94%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 50 · B BB

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