Colour

#0E51FF

#0E51FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0E51FF is a blue with RGB values 14, 81, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0E51FF#0E51FF

HEX#0E51FF

RGBrgb(14, 81, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.3176, 1

RGB percentages5.5%, 31.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 94.5%, 100%)

CMYK94.5%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer938,495

CSS custom property--colour: #0E51FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#F1AE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0082A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 26 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Royal blue · ΔE 33.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2 Dark violet · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFBC0E

Analogous#0ECAFF, #440EFF

Triadic#FF0E51, #51FF0E

Split complementary#FF430E, #CAFF0E

Tetradic#FF0EC9, #FFBC0E, #0EFF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAE4FF

Lighter +30%#A7BFFF

Lighter +20%#749BFF

Lighter +10%#4176FF

Darker −10%#003DDA

Darker −20%#002EA7

Darker −30%#002074

Darker −40%#001241

More saturated +25%#0E51FF

Less saturated −25%#2C5EE1

Channel breakdown

R14

G81

B255

Red14 (5.5%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0E · G 51 · B FF

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