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Recognised as Colour

#1457FF

  • #1457FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1457FF is a blue with RGB values 20, 87, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1457FF#1457FF
HEX#1457FF
RGBrgb(20, 87, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.3412, 1
RGB percentages7.8%, 34.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 92.2%, 100%)
CMYK92.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,333,247
CSS custom property--colour: #1457FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#EBA800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBC14
Analogous#14CCFF, #4714FF
Triadic#FF1457, #57FF14
Split complementary#FF4714, #CCFF14
Tetradic#FF14CC, #FFBC14, #14FF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E9FF
Lighter +30%#ADC4FF
Lighter +20%#7AA0FF
Lighter +10%#477BFF
Darker −10%#0040E0
Darker −20%#0031AD
Darker −30%#00237A
Darker −40%#001447
More saturated +25%#1457FF
Less saturated −25%#3164E2

Channel breakdown

R20
G87
B255
Red20 (7.8%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 57 · B FF

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