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Colour

#1420EC

  • #1420EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1420EC is a blue with RGB values 20, 32, 236 and HSL 237°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1420EC#1420EC
HEX#1420EC
RGBrgb(20, 32, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1255, 0.9255
RGB percentages7.8%, 12.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(236.7, 85%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 91.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK91.5%, 86.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,319,148
CSS custom property--colour: #1420EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#EBDF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00678Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.2Blue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 37.4Dark orchid · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE014
Analogous#148CEC, #7414EC
Triadic#EC1420, #20EC14
Split complementary#EC7414, #8CEC14
Tetradic#EC148C, #ECE014, #14EC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D3FB
Lighter +30%#A2A6F7
Lighter +20%#727AF4
Lighter +10%#434DF0
Darker −10%#0F19BE
Darker −20%#0C138E
Darker −30%#080D5F
Darker −40%#040630
More saturated +25%#010FFF
Less saturated −25%#343CCC

Channel breakdown

R20
G32
B236
Red20 (7.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue236.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.04%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 20 · B EC

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