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Recognised as Colour

#1498EA

  • #1498EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1498EA is a blue with RGB values 20, 152, 234 and HSL 203°, 84%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1498EA#1498EA
HEX#1498EA
RGBrgb(20, 152, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5961, 0.9176
RGB percentages7.8%, 59.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(203, 84.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 91.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK91.5%, 35%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,349,866
CSS custom property--colour: #1498EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#EB6715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5289E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6614
Analogous#14EAD1, #142DEA
Triadic#EA1498, #98EA14
Split complementary#EA142D, #EAD114
Tetradic#D114EA, #EA6614, #2DEA14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFEAFB
Lighter +30%#A0D6F7
Lighter +20%#71C1F3
Lighter +10%#42ADEF
Darker −10%#1079BB
Darker −20%#0C5B8C
Darker −30%#083C5D
Darker −40%#041E2E
More saturated +25%#009DFE
Less saturated −25%#3491CA

Channel breakdown

R20
G152
B234
Red20 (7.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue202.99°
Saturation (HSL)84.25%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 98 · B EA

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