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Recognised as Colour

#0174B2

  • #0174B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0174B2 is a blue with RGB values 1, 116, 178 and HSL 201°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0174B2#0174B2
HEX#0174B2
RGBrgb(1, 116, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4549, 0.698
RGB percentages0.4%, 45.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(201, 98.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 99.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK99.4%, 34.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer95,410
CSS custom property--colour: #0174B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FE8B4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5676B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E68B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B23F01
Analogous#01B297, #011CB2
Triadic#B20174, #74B201
Split complementary#B2011C, #B29701
Tetradic#9701B2, #B23F01, #1CB201

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81D2FE
Lighter +30%#4EC0FE
Lighter +20%#1BAEFE
Lighter +10%#0195E5
Darker −10%#01537F
Darker −20%#00324D
Darker −30%#00111A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0074B3
Less saturated −25%#176D9C

Channel breakdown

R1
G116
B178
Red1 (0.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue201.02°
Saturation (HSL)98.88%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 74 · B B2

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