Recognised as Colour

#0E6EB4

#0E6EB4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0E6EB4 is a blue with RGB values 14, 110, 180 and HSL 205°, 86%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0E6EB4

RGBrgb(14, 110, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.4314, 0.7059

RGB percentages5.5%, 43.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(205.3, 85.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 92.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK92.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer945,844

CSS custom property--colour: #0E6EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#F1914B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B72B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3264B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8 Royal blue · ΔE 33 Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4540E

Analogous#0EB4A7, #0E1BB4

Triadic#B40E6E, #6EB40E

Split complementary#B40E1B, #B4A70E

Tetradic#A70EB4, #B4540E, #1BB40E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97CFF7

Lighter +30%#68B8F3

Lighter +20%#38A2F0

Lighter +10%#128BE3

Darker −10%#0A5185

Darker −20%#073455

Darker −30%#031726

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0070C2

Less saturated −25%#266A9C

Channel breakdown

R14

G110

B180

Red14 (5.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue205.3°

Saturation (HSL)85.57%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0E · G 6E · B B4

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Colour values

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