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Recognised as Colour

#1480DB

  • #1480DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1480DB is a blue with RGB values 20, 128, 219 and HSL 207°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1480DB#1480DB
HEX#1480DB
RGBrgb(20, 128, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.502, 0.8588
RGB percentages7.8%, 50.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(207.4, 83.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 90.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK90.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,343,707
CSS custom property--colour: #1480DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#EB7F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5187DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E76D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.2Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB6F14
Analogous#14DBD2, #141DDB
Triadic#DB1480, #80DB14
Split complementary#DB141D, #DBD214
Tetradic#D214DB, #DB6F14, #1DDB14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E0F9
Lighter +30%#93C8F5
Lighter +20%#64B1F1
Lighter +10%#3599ED
Darker −10%#1065AC
Darker −20%#0B497E
Darker −30%#072E4F
Darker −40%#031320
More saturated +25%#0082EF
Less saturated −25%#327DBD

Channel breakdown

R20
G128
B219
Red20 (7.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue207.44°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 80 · B DB

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