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Recognised as Colour

#0E28C6

  • #0E28C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0E28C6 is a blue with RGB values 14, 40, 198 and HSL 232°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0E28C6#0E28C6
HEX#0E28C6
RGBrgb(14, 40, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.1569, 0.7765
RGB percentages5.5%, 15.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(231.5, 86.8%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 92.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK92.9%, 79.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer927,942
CSS custom property--colour: #0E28C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#F1D739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#005A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 28.6Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AC0E
Analogous#0E84C6, #500EC6
Triadic#C60E28, #28C60E
Split complementary#C6500E, #84C60E
Tetradic#C60E84, #C6AC0E, #0EC650

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B3F9
Lighter +30%#7889F5
Lighter +20%#4860F2
Lighter +10%#1837EF
Darker −10%#0B1E96
Darker −20%#071567
Darker −30%#040B37
Darker −40%#010207
More saturated +25%#001ED4
Less saturated −25%#293BAB

Channel breakdown

R14
G40
B198
Red14 (5.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue231.52°
Saturation (HSL)86.79%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 28 · B C6

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