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Colour

#0E5EC9

  • #0E5EC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0E5EC9 is a blue with RGB values 14, 94, 201 and HSL 214°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0E5EC9#0E5EC9
HEX#0E5EC9
RGBrgb(14, 94, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.3686, 0.7882
RGB percentages5.5%, 36.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(214.3, 87%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 93%, 78.8%)
CMYK93%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer941,769
CSS custom property--colour: #0E5EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#F1A136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9790E
Analogous#0EBBC9, #1C0EC9
Triadic#C90E5E, #5EC90E
Split complementary#C91C0E, #BBC90E
Tetradic#C90EBB, #C9790E, #0EC91C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AACCF9
Lighter +30%#7AAFF6
Lighter +20%#4B92F2
Lighter +10%#1B76EF
Darker −10%#0B4899
Darker −20%#07316A
Darker −30%#041B3A
Darker −40%#01050A
More saturated +25%#005CD7
Less saturated −25%#2962AE

Channel breakdown

R14
G94
B201
Red14 (5.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue214.33°
Saturation (HSL)86.98%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 5E · B C9

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