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Recognised as Colour

#016684

  • #016684
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#016684 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 102, 132 and HSL 194°, 98%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#016684#016684
HEX#016684
RGBrgb(1, 102, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4, 0.5176
RGB percentages0.4%, 40%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(193.7, 98.5%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 99.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK99.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer91,780
CSS custom property--colour: #016684;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#FE997B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566485no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#465984no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#006F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Teal · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Dark cyan · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#841F01
Analogous#018461, #012484
Triadic#840166, #668401
Split complementary#840124, #846101
Tetradic#610184, #841F01, #248401

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#53D7FE
Lighter +30%#21CBFD
Lighter +20%#02B4E9
Lighter +10%#018DB7
Darker −10%#013F51
Darker −20%#00181F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006785
Less saturated −25%#125D73

Channel breakdown

R1
G102
B132
Red1 (0.4%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue193.74°
Saturation (HSL)98.5%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 66 · B 84

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