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Recognised as Colour

#140BEF

  • #140BEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#140BEF is a blue with RGB values 20, 11, 239 and HSL 242°, 91%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#140BEF#140BEF
HEX#140BEF
RGBrgb(20, 11, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0431, 0.9373
RGB percentages7.8%, 4.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(242.4, 91.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 95.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK91.6%, 95.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,313,775
CSS custom property--colour: #140BEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#EBF410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00658Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8Medium blue · ΔE 13.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Dark violet · ΔE 32.1Dark blue · ΔE 43.1Dark orchid · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EF0B
Analogous#0B74EF, #860BEF
Triadic#EF140B, #0BEF14
Split complementary#EF860B, #74EF0B
Tetradic#EF0B74, #E6EF0B, #0BEF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBC9FD
Lighter +30%#9D99FA
Lighter +20%#6E68F8
Lighter +10%#3F37F6
Darker −10%#1009BE
Darker −20%#0C078D
Darker −30%#08045D
Darker −40%#04022C
More saturated +25%#0A00FA
Less saturated −25%#312AD0

Channel breakdown

R20
G11
B239
Red20 (7.8%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue242.37°
Saturation (HSL)91.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 0B · B EF

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