Recognised as Colour
#0E28BC
- #0E28BC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#0E28BC is a blue with RGB values 14, 40, 188 and HSL 231°, 86%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#0E28BC#0E28BC
HEX#0E28BC
RGBrgb(14, 40, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.1569, 0.7373
RGB percentages5.5%, 15.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(231, 86.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 92.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK92.6%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer927,932
CSS custom property--colour: #0E28BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F1D743
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCA20E
Analogous#0E7FBC, #4B0EBC
Triadic#BC0E28, #28BC0E
Split complementary#BC4B0E, #7FBC0E
Tetradic#BC0E7F, #BCA20E, #0EBC4B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R14
G40
B188
Red14 (5.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue231.03°
Saturation (HSL)86.14%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 28 · B BC
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