Recognised as Colour

#1501CA

#1501CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1501CA is a blue with RGB values 21, 1, 202 and HSL 246°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1501CA#1501CA

HEX#1501CA

RGBrgb(21, 1, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0039, 0.7922

RGB percentages8.2%, 0.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(246, 99%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246, 99.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK89.6%, 99.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,376,714

CSS custom property--colour: #1501CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#EAFE35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0031C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 2.1 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Dark blue · ΔE 28.2 Navy · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 2.12, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6CA01

Analogous#0152CA, #7901CA

Triadic#CA1501, #01CA15

Split complementary#CA7A01, #52CA01

Tetradic#CA0152, #B6CA01, #01CA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A399FE

Lighter +30%#7566FE

Lighter +20%#4733FE

Lighter +10%#1A01FD

Darker −10%#100197

Darker −20%#0A0065

Darker −30%#050032

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1400CB

Less saturated −25%#291AB1

Channel breakdown

R21

B202

Red21 (8.2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue245.97°

Saturation (HSL)99.01%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 01 · B CA

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