Colour

#1473F2

#1473F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#1473F2 is a blue with RGB values 20, 115, 242 and HSL 214°, 90%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1473F2

RGBrgb(20, 115, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.451, 0.949

RGB percentages7.8%, 45.1%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(214.3, 89.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 91.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK91.7%, 52.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,340,402

CSS custom property--colour: #1473F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#EB8C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0093A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F29314

Analogous#14E2F2, #2414F2

Triadic#F21473, #73F214

Split complementary#F22414, #E2F214

Tetradic#F214E2, #F29314, #14F224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5E6FD

Lighter +30%#A5C9FA

Lighter +20%#75ADF7

Lighter +10%#4490F5

Darker −10%#0B5CC8

Darker −20%#084698

Darker −30%#062F67

Darker −40%#031937

More saturated +25%#0771FF

Less saturated −25%#3377D3

Channel breakdown

R20

G115

B242

Red20 (7.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue214.32°

Saturation (HSL)89.52%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 73 · B F2

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