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Recognised as Colour

#0EA0EC

  • #0EA0EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#0EA0EC is a blue with RGB values 14, 160, 236 and HSL 201°, 89%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#0EA0EC#0EA0EC
HEX#0EA0EC
RGBrgb(14, 160, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.6275, 0.9255
RGB percentages5.5%, 62.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(200.5, 88.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 94.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK94.1%, 32.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer958,700
CSS custom property--colour: #0EA0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#F15F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E90EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC5A0E
Analogous#0EECC9, #0E31EC
Triadic#EC0EA0, #A0EC0E
Split complementary#EC0E31, #ECC90E
Tetradic#C90EEC, #EC5A0E, #31EC0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAEBFC
Lighter +30%#9AD8F9
Lighter +20%#6AC6F6
Lighter +10%#3AB4F3
Darker −10%#0B7FBC
Darker −20%#085F8C
Darker −30%#053E5C
Darker −40%#031D2B
More saturated +25%#00A4FA
Less saturated −25%#2D96CD

Channel breakdown

R14
G160
B236
Red14 (5.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue200.54°
Saturation (HSL)88.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G A0 · B EC

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