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Recognised as Colour

#147CB0

  • #147CB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#147CB0 is a blue with RGB values 20, 124, 176 and HSL 200°, 80%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#147CB0#147CB0
HEX#147CB0
RGBrgb(20, 124, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4863, 0.6902
RGB percentages7.8%, 48.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(200, 79.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 88.6%, 69%)
CMYK88.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,342,640
CSS custom property--colour: #147CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#EB834F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#637CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6FAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00898Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B04814
Analogous#14B096, #142EB0
Triadic#B0147C, #7CB014
Split complementary#B0142E, #B09614
Tetradic#9614B0, #B04814, #2EB014

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CD7F4
Lighter +30%#6EC4EF
Lighter +20%#41B1E9
Lighter +10%#199CDE
Darker −10%#0F5C82
Darker −20%#0A3B54
Darker −30%#041B27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0083C4
Less saturated −25%#2C7498

Channel breakdown

R20
G124
B176
Red20 (7.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)79.59%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 7C · B B0

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