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Recognised as Colour

#148ACD

  • #148ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#148ACD is a blue with RGB values 20, 138, 205 and HSL 202°, 82%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#148ACD#148ACD
HEX#148ACD
RGBrgb(20, 138, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5412, 0.8039
RGB percentages7.8%, 54.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(201.7, 82.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 90.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK90.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,346,253
CSS custom property--colour: #148ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#EB7532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#517CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5714
Analogous#14CDB4, #142DCD
Triadic#CD148A, #8ACD14
Split complementary#CD142D, #CDB414
Tetradic#B414CD, #CD5714, #2DCD14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5E0F8
Lighter +30%#87CCF3
Lighter +20%#58B8EF
Lighter +10%#2AA5EA
Darker −10%#0F6B9F
Darker −20%#0B4B70
Darker −30%#062C42
Darker −40%#020D13
More saturated +25%#0090E1
Less saturated −25%#3082B1

Channel breakdown

R20
G138
B205
Red20 (7.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue201.73°
Saturation (HSL)82.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 8A · B CD

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