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Colour

#1072CD

  • #1072CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1072CD is a blue with RGB values 16, 114, 205 and HSL 209°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1072CD#1072CD
HEX#1072CD
RGBrgb(16, 114, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4471, 0.8039
RGB percentages6.3%, 44.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(208.9, 85.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 92.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK92.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,077,965
CSS custom property--colour: #1072CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#EF8D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#156ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6B10
Analogous#10CDCA, #1013CD
Triadic#CD1072, #72CD10
Split complementary#CD1013, #CDCA10
Tetradic#CA10CD, #CD6B10, #13CD10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0D6F9
Lighter +30%#81BDF5
Lighter +20%#52A4F1
Lighter +10%#228CEE
Darker −10%#0C589E
Darker −20%#093D6E
Darker −30%#05233F
Darker −40%#010910
More saturated +25%#0073DD
Less saturated −25%#2C71B1

Channel breakdown

R16
G114
B205
Red16 (6.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue208.89°
Saturation (HSL)85.52%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 72 · B CD

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