Recognised as Colour

#0170CC

#0170CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0170CC is a blue with RGB values 1, 112, 204 and HSL 207°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0170CC#0170CC

HEX#0170CC

RGBrgb(1, 112, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4392, 0.8

RGB percentages0.4%, 43.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(207.2, 99%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 99.5%, 80%)

CMYK99.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer94,412

CSS custom property--colour: #0170CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#FE8F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0668CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Steel blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC5D01

Analogous#01CCC3, #010ACC

Triadic#CC0170, #70CC01

Split complementary#CC010B, #CCC301

Tetradic#C301CC, #CC5D01, #0ACC01

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9AD1FF

Lighter +30%#68BAFE

Lighter +20%#35A3FE

Lighter +10%#028CFE

Darker −10%#015499

Darker −20%#013866

Darker −30%#001C34

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#0070CD

Less saturated −25%#1B6EB2

Channel breakdown

G112

B204

Red1 (0.4%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue207.19°

Saturation (HSL)99.02%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 70 · B CC

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