Nearest-color comparison
Enamel Blue #0067A0 vs Safety Blue #0067A5: RGB distance 5 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Enamel Blue and Safety Blue are very close, with an RGB distance of 5. Safety Blue is lighter by 0.0018, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Enamel Blue and Safety Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
blue color
Enamel Blue is #0067A0, a cool blue with hue 201°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1224. Beside Safety Blue, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.09:1.
blue color
Safety Blue is #0067A5, a cool blue with hue 203°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1242. Beside Enamel Blue, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.03:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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