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Recognised as Colour

#0168A9

  • #0168A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0168A9 is a blue with RGB values 1, 104, 169 and HSL 203°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0168A9#0168A9
HEX#0168A9
RGBrgb(1, 104, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4078, 0.6627
RGB percentages0.4%, 40.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(203.2, 98.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 99.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK99.4%, 38.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer92,329
CSS custom property--colour: #0168A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#FE9756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A94201
Analogous#01A996, #0114A9
Triadic#A90168, #68A901
Split complementary#A90114, #A99601
Tetradic#9601A9, #A94201, #14A901

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78CAFE
Lighter +30%#45B6FE
Lighter +20%#12A3FE
Lighter +10%#0187DC
Darker −10%#014976
Darker −20%#002A44
Darker −30%#000A11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0068AA
Less saturated −25%#166394

Channel breakdown

R1
G104
B169
Red1 (0.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue203.21°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 68 · B A9

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