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Recognised as Colour

#015EAD

  • #015EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#015EAD is a blue with RGB values 1, 94, 173 and HSL 208°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#015EAD#015EAD
HEX#015EAD
RGBrgb(1, 94, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3686, 0.6784
RGB percentages0.4%, 36.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(207.6, 98.9%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 99.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK99.4%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer89,773
CSS custom property--colour: #015EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#FEA152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3265B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0457ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD5001
Analogous#01ADA6, #0108AD
Triadic#AD015E, #5EAD01
Split complementary#AD0108, #ADA601
Tetradic#A601AD, #AD5001, #08AD01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CC2FE
Lighter +30%#49ABFE
Lighter +20%#1693FE
Lighter +10%#017AE0
Darker −10%#01427A
Darker −20%#002748
Darker −30%#000B15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EAE
Less saturated −25%#175C97

Channel breakdown

R1
G94
B173
Red1 (0.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue207.56°
Saturation (HSL)98.85%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 5E · B AD

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