Recognised as Colour

#0E53CD

#0E53CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0E53CD is a blue with RGB values 14, 83, 205 and HSL 218°, 87%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0E53CD

RGBrgb(14, 83, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.3255, 0.8039

RGB percentages5.5%, 32.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(218.3, 87.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 93.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK93.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer938,957

CSS custom property--colour: #0E53CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#F1AC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD880E

Analogous#0EB3CD, #280ECD

Triadic#CD0E53, #53CD0E

Split complementary#CD290E, #B3CD0E

Tetradic#CD0EB3, #CD880E, #0ECD29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEC9F9

Lighter +30%#7EA9F6

Lighter +20%#4E8AF3

Lighter +10%#1E6AF0

Darker −10%#0B409D

Darker −20%#072C6E

Darker −30%#04193E

Darker −40%#01060E

More saturated +25%#004FDB

Less saturated −25%#295BB2

Channel breakdown

R14

G83

B205

Red14 (5.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue218.32°

Saturation (HSL)87.21%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0E · G 53 · B CD

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