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Colour

#148CD7

  • #148CD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#148CD7 is a blue with RGB values 20, 140, 215 and HSL 203°, 83%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#148CD7#148CD7
HEX#148CD7
RGBrgb(20, 140, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.549, 0.8431
RGB percentages7.8%, 54.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(203.1, 83%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 90.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK90.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,346,775
CSS custom property--colour: #148CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#EB7328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#688FDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D7FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D75F14
Analogous#14D7C1, #142AD7
Triadic#D7148C, #8CD714
Split complementary#D7142A, #D7C114
Tetradic#C114D7, #D75F14, #2AD714

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEE2F9
Lighter +30%#8FCEF5
Lighter +20%#61B9F0
Lighter +10%#32A4EC
Darker −10%#106EA8
Darker −20%#0B4F7A
Darker −30%#07314B
Darker −40%#03121C
More saturated +25%#0091EB
Less saturated −25%#3185BA

Channel breakdown

R20
G140
B215
Red20 (7.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue203.08°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 8C · B D7

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