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Recognised as Colour

#1477CA

  • #1477CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1477CA is a blue with RGB values 20, 119, 202 and HSL 207°, 82%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1477CA#1477CA
HEX#1477CA
RGBrgb(20, 119, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4667, 0.7922
RGB percentages7.8%, 46.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(207.4, 82%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 90.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK90.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,341,386
CSS custom property--colour: #1477CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#EB8835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6714
Analogous#14CAC2, #141CCA
Triadic#CA1477, #77CA14
Split complementary#CA141C, #CAC214
Tetradic#C214CA, #CA6714, #1CCA14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3D8F7
Lighter +30%#84C0F3
Lighter +20%#56A9EE
Lighter +10%#2791EA
Darker −10%#0F5C9C
Darker −20%#0B406D
Darker −30%#06253F
Darker −40%#020A10
More saturated +25%#0079DE
Less saturated −25%#3075AE

Channel breakdown

R20
G119
B202
Red20 (7.8%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue207.36°
Saturation (HSL)81.98%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 77 · B CA

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