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Recognised as Colour

#1403EC

  • #1403EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1403EC is a blue with RGB values 20, 3, 236 and HSL 244°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1403EC#1403EC
HEX#1403EC
RGBrgb(20, 3, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0118, 0.9255
RGB percentages7.8%, 1.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(244.4, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK91.5%, 98.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,311,724
CSS custom property--colour: #1403EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#EBFC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 29.1Dark violet · ΔE 32Dark blue · ΔE 42.9Dark orchid · ΔE 43.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEC03
Analogous#0367EC, #8803EC
Triadic#EC1403, #03EC14
Split complementary#EC8903, #66EC03
Tetradic#EC0367, #DBEC03, #03EC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BDFE
Lighter +30%#938AFE
Lighter +20%#6458FD
Lighter +10%#3526FC
Darker −10%#1002BA
Darker −20%#0B0287
Darker −30%#070155
Darker −40%#030023
More saturated +25%#1100EF
Less saturated −25%#2E21CE

Channel breakdown

R20
G3
B236
Red20 (7.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue244.38°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 03 · B EC

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