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Colour

#1601DE

  • #1601DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1601DE is a blue with RGB values 22, 1, 222 and HSL 246°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1601DE#1601DE
HEX#1601DE
RGBrgb(22, 1, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0039, 0.8706
RGB percentages8.6%, 0.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(245.7, 99.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 99.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK90.1%, 99.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,442,270
CSS custom property--colour: #1601DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#E9FE21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7Blue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.8Dark blue · ΔE 37Dark orchid · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DE01
Analogous#015BDE, #8401DE
Triadic#DE1601, #01DE16
Split complementary#DE8401, #5BDE01
Tetradic#DE015B, #C9DE01, #01DE84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4ACFF
Lighter +30%#867AFE
Lighter +20%#5847FE
Lighter +10%#2A14FE
Darker −10%#1101AB
Darker −20%#0C0178
Darker −30%#070046
Darker −40%#020013
More saturated +25%#1500DF
Less saturated −25%#2D1DC2

Channel breakdown

R22
G1
B222
Red22 (8.6%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue245.7°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 01 · B DE

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