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Colour

#148CEC

  • #148CEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#148CEC is a blue with RGB values 20, 140, 236 and HSL 207°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#148CEC#148CEC
HEX#148CEC
RGBrgb(20, 140, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.549, 0.9255
RGB percentages7.8%, 54.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(206.7, 85%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 91.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK91.5%, 40.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,346,796
CSS custom property--colour: #148CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#EB7313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B93F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3681EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC7414
Analogous#14ECE0, #1420EC
Triadic#EC148C, #8CEC14
Split complementary#EC1420, #ECE014
Tetradic#E014EC, #EC7414, #20EC14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E8FB
Lighter +30%#A2D1F7
Lighter +20%#72BAF4
Lighter +10%#43A3F0
Darker −10%#0F70BE
Darker −20%#0C548E
Darker −30%#08385F
Darker −40%#041C30
More saturated +25%#018EFF
Less saturated −25%#3488CC

Channel breakdown

R20
G140
B236
Red20 (7.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.04%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 8C · B EC

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