Colour

#1011CD

#1011CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1011CD is a blue with RGB values 16, 17, 205 and HSL 240°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1011CD#1011CD

HEX#1011CD

RGBrgb(16, 17, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.0667, 0.8039

RGB percentages6.3%, 6.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(239.7, 85.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 92.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK92.2%, 91.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,053,133

CSS custom property--colour: #1011CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#EFEE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Dark blue · ΔE 26.9 Navy · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.64, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCC10

Analogous#106FCD, #6E10CD

Triadic#CD1011, #11CD10

Split complementary#CD6E10, #6FCD10

Tetradic#CD106F, #CDCC10, #10CD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B1F9

Lighter +30%#8181F5

Lighter +20%#5252F1

Lighter +10%#2223EE

Darker −10%#0C0D9E

Darker −20%#09096E

Darker −30%#05053F

Darker −40%#010110

More saturated +25%#0001DD

Less saturated −25%#2C2CB1

Channel breakdown

R16

G17

B205

Red16 (6.3%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue239.68°

Saturation (HSL)85.52%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 10 · G 11 · B CD

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Colour values

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