Colour

#016FB6

#016FB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#016FB6 is a blue with RGB values 1, 111, 182 and HSL 204°, 99%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#016FB6#016FB6

HEX#016FB6

RGBrgb(1, 111, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4353, 0.7137

RGB percentages0.4%, 43.5%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(203.5, 98.9%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 99.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK99.5%, 39%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer94,134

CSS custom property--colour: #016FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#FE9049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C73B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3165B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Royal blue · ΔE 32.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B64801

Analogous#01B6A2, #0115B6

Triadic#B6016F, #6FB601

Split complementary#B60115, #B6A201

Tetradic#A201B6, #B64801, #15B601

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#85CFFE

Lighter +30%#52BBFE

Lighter +20%#1FA6FE

Lighter +10%#018EE9

Darker −10%#015083

Darker −20%#003151

Darker −30%#00121E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006FB7

Less saturated −25%#186A9F

Channel breakdown

G111

B182

Red1 (0.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue203.54°

Saturation (HSL)98.91%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 6F · B B6

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