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Recognised as Colour

#1473FF

  • #1473FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1473FF is a blue with RGB values 20, 115, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1473FF#1473FF
HEX#1473FF
RGBrgb(20, 115, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.451, 1
RGB percentages7.8%, 45.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.7, 100%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 92.2%, 100%)
CMYK92.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,340,415
CSS custom property--colour: #1473FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#EB8C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#0096AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 28Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA014
Analogous#14E9FF, #2A14FF
Triadic#FF1473, #73FF14
Split complementary#FF2B14, #E9FF14
Tetradic#FF14E9, #FFA014, #14FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EDFF
Lighter +30%#ADCEFF
Lighter +20%#7AB0FF
Lighter +10%#4791FF
Darker −10%#005BE0
Darker −20%#0046AD
Darker −30%#00317A
Darker −40%#001D47
More saturated +25%#1473FF
Less saturated −25%#3179E2

Channel breakdown

R20
G115
B255
Red20 (7.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 73 · B FF

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