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Recognised as Colour

#0E4EB0

  • #0E4EB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0E4EB0 is a blue with RGB values 14, 78, 176 and HSL 216°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0E4EB0#0E4EB0
HEX#0E4EB0
RGBrgb(14, 78, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.3059, 0.6902
RGB percentages5.5%, 30.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(216.3, 85.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 92%, 69%)
CMYK92%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer937,648
CSS custom property--colour: #0E4EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#F1B14F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#006777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0700E
Analogous#0E9FB0, #1F0EB0
Triadic#B00E4E, #4EB00E
Split complementary#B01F0E, #9FB00E
Tetradic#B00E9F, #B0700E, #0EB01F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94BBF6
Lighter +30%#649DF3
Lighter +20%#357EEF
Lighter +10%#1263DF
Darker −10%#0A3981
Darker −20%#062452
Darker −30%#030F22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BBE
Less saturated −25%#265398

Channel breakdown

R14
G78
B176
Red14 (5.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue216.3°
Saturation (HSL)85.26%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 4E · B B0

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