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Recognised as Colour

#1495DF

  • #1495DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1495DF is a blue with RGB values 20, 149, 223 and HSL 202°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1495DF#1495DF
HEX#1495DF
RGBrgb(20, 149, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5843, 0.8745
RGB percentages7.8%, 58.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(201.9, 83.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 91%, 87.5%)
CMYK91%, 33.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,349,087
CSS custom property--colour: #1495DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#EB6A20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7197E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5686DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9Sky blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF5E14
Analogous#14DFC4, #142FDF
Triadic#DF1495, #95DF14
Split complementary#DF142F, #DFC414
Tetradic#C414DF, #DF5E14, #2FDF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E7FA
Lighter +30%#96D3F6
Lighter +20%#68BFF1
Lighter +10%#39ABED
Darker −10%#1076B0
Darker −20%#0C5681
Darker −30%#073753
Darker −40%#031824
More saturated +25%#009AF3
Less saturated −25%#328DC1

Channel breakdown

R20
G149
B223
Red20 (7.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue201.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.54%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 95 · B DF

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