Recognised as Colour

#1525FD

#1525FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1525FD is a blue with RGB values 21, 37, 253 and HSL 236°, 98%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1525FD

RGBrgb(21, 37, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1451, 0.9922

RGB percentages8.2%, 14.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(235.9, 98.3%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 91.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK91.7%, 85.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,385,981

CSS custom property--colour: #1525FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#EADA02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11 Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 28.1 Dark violet · ΔE 32.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 43 Dark blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDED15

Analogous#1599FD, #7915FD

Triadic#FD1525, #25FD15

Split complementary#FD7915, #99FD15

Tetradic#FD1599, #FDED15, #15FD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFE1FF

Lighter +30%#ADB2FE

Lighter +20%#7A83FE

Lighter +10%#4854FD

Darker −10%#0211DD

Darker −20%#010DAB

Darker −30%#010978

Darker −40%#010545

More saturated +25%#1323FF

Less saturated −25%#333EE0

Channel breakdown

R21

G37

B253

Red21 (8.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue235.86°

Saturation (HSL)98.31%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 25 · B FD

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