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Recognised as Colour

#016ACA

  • #016ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#016ACA is a blue with RGB values 1, 106, 202 and HSL 209°, 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#016ACA#016ACA
HEX#016ACA
RGBrgb(1, 106, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4157, 0.7922
RGB percentages0.4%, 41.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(208.7, 99%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 99.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK99.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer92,874
CSS custom property--colour: #016ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FE9535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3173CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6101
Analogous#01CAC6, #0105CA
Triadic#CA016A, #6ACA01
Split complementary#CA0105, #CAC601
Tetradic#C601CA, #CA6101, #05CA01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99CEFE
Lighter +30%#66B5FE
Lighter +20%#339DFE
Lighter +10%#0185FD
Darker −10%#014F97
Darker −20%#003565
Darker −30%#001A32
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006ACB
Less saturated −25%#1A69B1

Channel breakdown

R1
G106
B202
Red1 (0.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue208.66°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 6A · B CA

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