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Recognised as Colour

#1000CC

  • #1000CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1000CC is a blue with RGB values 16, 0, 204 and HSL 245°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1000CC#1000CC
HEX#1000CC
RGBrgb(16, 0, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0, 0.8
RGB percentages6.3%, 0%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.7, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 100%, 80%)
CMYK92.2%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,048,780
CSS custom property--colour: #1000CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#EFFF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 0.9Blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Dark blue · ΔE 29.4Navy · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 0.94, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCC00
Analogous#0056CC, #7600CC
Triadic#CC1000, #00CC10
Split complementary#CC7600, #56CC00
Tetradic#CC0056, #BCCC00, #00CC76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A199FF
Lighter +30%#7266FF
Lighter +20%#4333FF
Lighter +10%#1400FF
Darker −10%#0C0099
Darker −20%#080066
Darker −30%#040033
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1000CC
Less saturated −25%#2619B3

Channel breakdown

R16
G0
B204
Red16 (6.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 00 · B CC

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