Recognised as Colour

#1614FF

#1614FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1614FF is a blue with RGB values 22, 20, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1614FF#1614FF

HEX#1614FF

RGBrgb(22, 20, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0784, 1

RGB percentages8.6%, 7.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.5, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK91.4%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,447,167

CSS custom property--colour: #1614FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#E9EB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.3 Medium blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 32.4 Dark violet · ΔE 35.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.6 Dark blue · ΔE 48.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.28, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDFF14

Analogous#1488FF, #8C14FF

Triadic#FF1614, #14FF16

Split complementary#FF8B14, #88FF14

Tetradic#FF1487, #FDFF14, #14FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E0FF

Lighter +30%#AEADFF

Lighter +20%#7B7AFF

Lighter +10%#4947FF

Darker −10%#0200E0

Darker −20%#0100AD

Darker −30%#01007A

Darker −40%#010047

More saturated +25%#1614FF

Less saturated −25%#3331E2

Channel breakdown

R22

G20

B255

Red22 (8.6%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 14 · B FF

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