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Recognised as Colour

#017CDE

  • #017CDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#017CDE is a blue with RGB values 1, 124, 222 and HSL 207°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#017CDE#017CDE
HEX#017CDE
RGBrgb(1, 124, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4863, 0.8706
RGB percentages0.4%, 48.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(206.6, 99.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 99.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK99.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer97,502
CSS custom property--colour: #017CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FE8321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4784E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1473DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE6301
Analogous#01DED1, #010EDE
Triadic#DE017C, #7CDE01
Split complementary#DE010D, #DED101
Tetradic#D201DE, #DE6301, #0EDE01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACDAFF
Lighter +30%#7AC4FE
Lighter +20%#47ADFE
Lighter +10%#1496FE
Darker −10%#0160AB
Darker −20%#014378
Darker −30%#002746
Darker −40%#000B13
More saturated +25%#007CDF
Less saturated −25%#1D79C2

Channel breakdown

R1
G124
B222
Red1 (0.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue206.61°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 7C · B DE

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