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Colour

#016AFF

  • #016AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#016AFF is a blue with RGB values 1, 106, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#016AFF#016AFF
HEX#016AFF
RGBrgb(1, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages0.4%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.2, 100%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 99.6%, 100%)
CMYK99.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer92,927
CSS custom property--colour: #016AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FE9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0091AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.1Blue violet · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9601
Analogous#01E9FF, #1701FF
Triadic#FF016A, #6AFF01
Split complementary#FF1701, #E9FF01
Tetradic#FF01E9, #FF9601, #01FF17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE2FF
Lighter +30%#9AC4FF
Lighter +20%#67A6FF
Lighter +10%#3488FF
Darker −10%#0055CD
Darker −20%#00409A
Darker −30%#002B67
Darker −40%#001534
More saturated +25%#016AFF
Less saturated −25%#2170DF

Channel breakdown

R1
G106
B255
Red1 (0.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 6A · B FF

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