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Recognised as Colour

#1474AF

  • #1474AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1474AF is a blue with RGB values 20, 116, 175 and HSL 203°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1474AF#1474AF
HEX#1474AF
RGBrgb(20, 116, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4549, 0.6863
RGB percentages7.8%, 45.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(202.8, 79.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 88.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK88.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,340,591
CSS custom property--colour: #1474AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#EB8B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5876B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4268AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF4F14
Analogous#14AF9D, #1426AF
Triadic#AF1474, #74AF14
Split complementary#AF1426, #AF9D14
Tetradic#9D14AF, #AF4F14, #26AF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BD2F4
Lighter +30%#6EBDEE
Lighter +20%#40A9E9
Lighter +10%#1992DD
Darker −10%#0F5681
Darker −20%#0A3753
Darker −30%#041926
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0079C3
Less saturated −25%#2C6E97

Channel breakdown

R20
G116
B175
Red20 (7.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue202.84°
Saturation (HSL)79.49%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 74 · B AF

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