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Recognised as Colour

#0E55AE

  • #0E55AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0E55AE is a blue with RGB values 14, 85, 174 and HSL 213°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0E55AE#0E55AE
HEX#0E55AE
RGBrgb(14, 85, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.3333, 0.6824
RGB percentages5.5%, 33.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(213.4, 85.1%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 92%, 68.2%)
CMYK92%, 51.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer939,438
CSS custom property--colour: #0E55AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#F1AA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#195FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE670E
Analogous#0EA5AE, #170EAE
Triadic#AE0E55, #55AE0E
Split complementary#AE170E, #A5AE0E
Tetradic#AE0EA5, #AE670E, #0EAE17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92BEF6
Lighter +30%#63A2F2
Lighter +20%#3386EF
Lighter +10%#126CDD
Darker −10%#0A3E7F
Darker −20%#062750
Darker −30%#031020
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0053BC
Less saturated −25%#265897

Channel breakdown

R14
G85
B174
Red14 (5.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue213.38°
Saturation (HSL)85.11%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 55 · B AE

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