Recognised as Colour
#1529A6
- #1529A6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1529A6 is a blue with RGB values 21, 41, 166 and HSL 232°, 78%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1529A6#1529A6
HEX#1529A6
RGBrgb(21, 41, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1608, 0.651
RGB percentages8.2%, 16.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(231.7, 77.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 87.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK87.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,386,918
CSS custom property--colour: #1529A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#EAD659
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A69215
Analogous#1571A6, #4A15A6
Triadic#A61529, #29A615
Split complementary#A64A15, #71A615
Tetradic#A61571, #A69215, #15A64A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G41
B166
Red21 (8.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 29 · B A6
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