Recognised as Colour

#1406CD

#1406CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1406CD is a blue with RGB values 20, 6, 205 and HSL 244°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1406CD

RGBrgb(20, 6, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0235, 0.8039

RGB percentages7.8%, 2.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(244.2, 94.3%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 97.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK90.2%, 97.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,312,461

CSS custom property--colour: #1406CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.84:1

Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#EBF932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Blue · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Dark blue · ΔE 28.7 Navy · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 1.98, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFCD06

Analogous#065BCD, #7806CD

Triadic#CD1406, #06CD14

Split complementary#CD7806, #5BCD06

Tetradic#CD065B, #BFCD06, #06CD78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A9A3FC

Lighter +30%#7B71FB

Lighter +20%#4D40F9

Lighter +10%#1F0EF8

Darker −10%#0F059B

Darker −20%#0A036A

Darker −30%#050238

Darker −40%#010007

More saturated +25%#0F00D3

Less saturated −25%#2B20B3

Channel breakdown

R20

B205

Red20 (7.8%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue244.22°

Saturation (HSL)94.31%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 06 · B CD

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