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Recognised as Colour

#1472DA

  • #1472DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1472DA is a blue with RGB values 20, 114, 218 and HSL 212°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1472DA#1472DA
HEX#1472DA
RGBrgb(20, 114, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4471, 0.8549
RGB percentages7.8%, 44.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(211.5, 83.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 90.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK90.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,340,122
CSS custom property--colour: #1472DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#EB8D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#347CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA7C14
Analogous#14D5DA, #1914DA
Triadic#DA1472, #72DA14
Split complementary#DA1914, #D5DA14
Tetradic#DA14D5, #DA7C14, #14DA19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1DCF9
Lighter +30%#92C1F5
Lighter +20%#63A6F1
Lighter +10%#358CEC
Darker −10%#105AAB
Darker −20%#0B417D
Darker −30%#07294E
Darker −40%#03101F
More saturated +25%#0071EE
Less saturated −25%#3274BC

Channel breakdown

R20
G114
B218
Red20 (7.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue211.52°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 72 · B DA

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