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Colour

#1459DB

  • #1459DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1459DB is a blue with RGB values 20, 89, 219 and HSL 219°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1459DB#1459DB
HEX#1459DB
RGBrgb(20, 89, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.349, 0.8588
RGB percentages7.8%, 34.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(219.2, 83.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 90.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK90.9%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,333,723
CSS custom property--colour: #1459DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#EBA624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9614
Analogous#14BCDB, #3214DB
Triadic#DB1459, #59DB14
Split complementary#DB3314, #BCDB14
Tetradic#DB14BC, #DB9614, #14DB33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D5F9
Lighter +30%#93B5F5
Lighter +20%#6495F1
Lighter +10%#3575ED
Darker −10%#1046AC
Darker −20%#0B337E
Darker −30%#07204F
Darker −40%#030D20
More saturated +25%#0053EF
Less saturated −25%#3262BD

Channel breakdown

R20
G89
B219
Red20 (7.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue219.2°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 59 · B DB

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