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Recognised as Colour

#0168CD

  • #0168CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0168CD is a blue with RGB values 1, 104, 205 and HSL 210°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0168CD#0168CD
HEX#0168CD
RGBrgb(1, 104, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4078, 0.8039
RGB percentages0.4%, 40.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(209.7, 99%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 99.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK99.5%, 49.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer92,365
CSS custom property--colour: #0168CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FE9732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2772D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6601
Analogous#01CDCC, #0102CD
Triadic#CD0168, #68CD01
Split complementary#CD0102, #CDCC01
Tetradic#CC01CD, #CD6601, #02CD01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BCDFF
Lighter +30%#69B4FE
Lighter +20%#369BFE
Lighter +10%#0382FE
Darker −10%#014E9A
Darker −20%#013567
Darker −30%#001B35
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0068CE
Less saturated −25%#1B68B3

Channel breakdown

R1
G104
B205
Red1 (0.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue209.71°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 68 · B CD

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