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Recognised as Colour

#016DAD

  • #016DAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#016DAD is a blue with RGB values 1, 109, 173 and HSL 202°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#016DAD#016DAD
HEX#016DAD
RGBrgb(1, 109, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4275, 0.6784
RGB percentages0.4%, 42.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(202.3, 98.9%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 99.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK99.4%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer93,613
CSS custom property--colour: #016DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FE9252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E70B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3662ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#007D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4101
Analogous#01AD97, #0117AD
Triadic#AD016D, #6DAD01
Split complementary#AD0117, #AD9701
Tetradic#9701AD, #AD4101, #17AD01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CCEFE
Lighter +30%#49BBFE
Lighter +20%#16A8FE
Lighter +10%#018DE0
Darker −10%#014D7A
Darker −20%#002D48
Darker −30%#000D15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006DAE
Less saturated −25%#176797

Channel breakdown

R1
G109
B173
Red1 (0.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)98.85%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 6D · B AD

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