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United Nations Blue #009EDB

#009EDBoklch(0.6601 0.1401 235.0)

United Nations blue (#009EDB) is a light moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH it has lightness 66.0%, chroma 0.140 and hue 235.0°; its relative luminance is 29.6%. White text reads best on it (APCA Lc 62, WCAG 3.04:1). The closest RAL Classic paint is RAL 5024 Pastel blue (ΔE00 9.6). In plain ISCC-NBS terms it is a brilliant blue. It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.5).

#009EDB in every format

HEX#009EDB
RGBrgb(0 158 219)
HSLhsl(196.7 100.0% 42.9%)
HSB / HSVhsb(196.7 100.0% 85.9%)
HWBhwb(196.7 0.0% 14.1%)
CMYK (formula)cmyk(100/28/0/14)
CMYK (FOGRA39 coated)cmyk(76/21/1/0)
CIELAB (D50)lab(60.61 -18.77 -41.46)
LChlch(60.61 45.51 245.6)
OKLaboklab(0.6601 -0.0803 -0.1148)
OKLCHoklch(0.6601 0.1401 235.0)
CIE XYZ (D65)color(xyz-d65 0.25011 0.29567 0.71409)
CIE xyYxyY(0.1985 0.2347 0.2957)
Display P3color(display-p3 0.2733 0.6102 0.8377)
Linear sRGBcolor(srgb-linear 0.00000 0.34191 0.70838)
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Text on #009EDB

White textWCAG 3.04:1 · APCA Lc 62
Black textWCAG 6.91:1 · APCA Lc 48

Color blindness

Machado 2009 simulation

Tints and shades

OKLCH lightness steps, hue held

Harmonies

hue rotations on the RGB wheel

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