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Recognised as Colour

#016FD8

  • #016FD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#016FD8 is a blue with RGB values 1, 111, 216 and HSL 209°, 99%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#016FD8#016FD8
HEX#016FD8
RGBrgb(1, 111, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4353, 0.8471
RGB percentages0.4%, 43.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(209.3, 99.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 99.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK99.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer94,168
CSS custom property--colour: #016FD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#FE9027

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D7ADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D86A01
Analogous#01D8D5, #0104D8
Triadic#D8016F, #6FD801
Split complementary#D80104, #D8D501
Tetradic#D501D8, #D86A01, #04D801

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6D4FF
Lighter +30%#74BBFE
Lighter +20%#41A2FE
Lighter +10%#0E89FE
Darker −10%#0155A5
Darker −20%#013B72
Darker −30%#002140
Darker −40%#00070D
More saturated +25%#006FD9
Less saturated −25%#1C6EBD

Channel breakdown

R1
G111
B216
Red1 (0.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue209.3°
Saturation (HSL)99.08%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 6F · B D8

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