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Recognised as Colour

#1481DA

  • #1481DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1481DA is a blue with RGB values 20, 129, 218 and HSL 207°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1481DA#1481DA
HEX#1481DA
RGBrgb(20, 129, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5059, 0.8549
RGB percentages7.8%, 50.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(207, 83.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 90.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK90.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,343,962
CSS custom property--colour: #1481DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20911WCAG 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 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#EB7E25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5487DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3277D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA6D14
Analogous#14DAD0, #141EDA
Triadic#DA1481, #81DA14
Split complementary#DA141E, #DAD014
Tetradic#D014DA, #DA6D14, #1EDA14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E0F9
Lighter +30%#92C8F5
Lighter +20%#63B1F1
Lighter +10%#359AEC
Darker −10%#1065AB
Darker −20%#0B4A7D
Darker −30%#072E4E
Darker −40%#03121F
More saturated +25%#0083EE
Less saturated −25%#327EBC

Channel breakdown

R20
G129
B218
Red20 (7.8%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue206.97°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 81 · B DA

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