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Recognised as Colour

#1014BD

  • #1014BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1014BD is a blue with RGB values 16, 20, 189 and HSL 239°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1014BD#1014BD
HEX#1014BD
RGBrgb(16, 20, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.0784, 0.7412
RGB percentages6.3%, 7.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(238.6, 84.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 91.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK91.5%, 89.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,053,885
CSS custom property--colour: #1014BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#EFEB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00506Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Navy · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB910
Analogous#106BBD, #6210BD
Triadic#BD1014, #14BD10
Split complementary#BD6310, #6BBD10
Tetradic#BD106B, #BDB910, #10BD62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2A4F7
Lighter +30%#7376F3
Lighter +20%#4448EF
Lighter +10%#151AEB
Darker −10%#0C0F8E
Darker −20%#080A5F
Darker −30%#040530
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0005CD
Less saturated −25%#2A2CA3

Channel breakdown

R16
G20
B189
Red16 (6.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue238.61°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 14 · B BD

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