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Recognised as Colour

#016BCA

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

#016BCA is a blue with RGB values 1, 107, 202 and HSL 208°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#016BCA#016BCA
HEX#016BCA
RGBrgb(1, 107, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4196, 0.7922
RGB percentages0.4%, 42%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(208.4, 99%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 99.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK99.5%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer93,130
CSS custom property--colour: #016BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FE9435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3474CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6001
Analogous#01CAC4, #0107CA
Triadic#CA016B, #6BCA01
Split complementary#CA0107, #CAC401
Tetradic#C401CA, #CA6001, #07CA01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99CEFE
Lighter +30%#66B6FE
Lighter +20%#339EFE
Lighter +10%#0186FD
Darker −10%#015097
Darker −20%#003565
Darker −30%#001A32
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BCB
Less saturated −25%#1A6AB1

Channel breakdown

R1
G107
B202
Red1 (0.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue208.36°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 6B · B CA

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