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Recognised as Colour

#1070BA

  • #1070BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1070BA is a blue with RGB values 16, 112, 186 and HSL 206°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1070BA#1070BA
HEX#1070BA
RGBrgb(16, 112, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4392, 0.7294
RGB percentages6.3%, 43.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(206.1, 84.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 91.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK91.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,077,434
CSS custom property--colour: #1070BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#EF8F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B75BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3066B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5A10
Analogous#10BAAF, #101BBA
Triadic#BA1070, #70BA10
Split complementary#BA101B, #BAAF10
Tetradic#AF10BA, #BA5A10, #1BBA10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FD1F7
Lighter +30%#70BAF3
Lighter +20%#41A3EF
Lighter +10%#148CE9
Darker −10%#0C548B
Darker −20%#08375C
Darker −30%#041B2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0072CA
Less saturated −25%#296DA1

Channel breakdown

R16
G112
B186
Red16 (6.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue206.12°
Saturation (HSL)84.16%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 70 · B BA

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