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Recognised as Colour

#1408C0

  • #1408C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1408C0 is a blue with RGB values 20, 8, 192 and HSL 244°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1408C0#1408C0
HEX#1408C0
RGBrgb(20, 8, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0314, 0.7529
RGB percentages7.8%, 3.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(243.9, 92%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 95.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK89.6%, 95.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,312,960
CSS custom property--colour: #1408C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#EBF73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Navy · ΔE 27.7Blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4C008
Analogous#0858C0, #7008C0
Triadic#C01408, #08C014
Split complementary#C07008, #58C008
Tetradic#C00858, #B4C008, #08C070

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A099FB
Lighter +30%#7268F9
Lighter +20%#4437F7
Lighter +10%#190AF1
Darker −10%#0F068F
Darker −20%#0A045E
Darker −30%#05022D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D00C8
Less saturated −25%#2A21A7

Channel breakdown

R20
G8
B192
Red20 (7.8%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue243.91°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 08 · B C0

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