Recognised as Colour

#016FDA

#016FDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#016FDA is a blue with RGB values 1, 111, 218 and HSL 210°, 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

#016FDA#016FDA

HEX#016FDA

RGBrgb(1, 111, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4353, 0.8549

RGB percentages0.4%, 43.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(209.6, 99.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 99.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK99.5%, 49.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer94,170

CSS custom property--colour: #016FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#FE9025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B7ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#00899Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA6C01

Analogous#01DAD8, #0103DA

Triadic#DA016F, #6FDA01

Split complementary#DA0103, #DAD901

Tetradic#D801DA, #DA6C01, #02DA01

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A8D4FF

Lighter +30%#76BBFE

Lighter +20%#43A2FE

Lighter +10%#1089FE

Darker −10%#0155A7

Darker −20%#013B74

Darker −30%#002142

Darker −40%#00080F

More saturated +25%#006FDB

Less saturated −25%#1C6FBF

Channel breakdown

G111

B218

Red1 (0.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue209.59°

Saturation (HSL)99.09%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 6F · B DA

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