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Recognised as Colour

#1529FC

  • #1529FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1529FC is a blue with RGB values 21, 41, 252 and HSL 235°, 97%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1529FC#1529FC
HEX#1529FC
RGBrgb(21, 41, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1608, 0.9882
RGB percentages8.2%, 16.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(234.8, 97.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 91.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK91.7%, 83.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,004
CSS custom property--colour: #1529FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EAD603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.3Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 31.6Dark orchid · ΔE 41.5Dark blue · ΔE 42.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE815
Analogous#159DFC, #7415FC
Triadic#FC1529, #29FC15
Split complementary#FC7415, #9DFC15
Tetradic#FC159D, #FCE815, #15FC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE1FF
Lighter +30%#ACB3FE
Lighter +20%#7A85FD
Lighter +10%#4757FD
Darker −10%#0316DB
Darker −20%#0211A9
Darker −30%#020C76
Darker −40%#010744
More saturated +25%#1227FF
Less saturated −25%#3341DE

Channel breakdown

R21
G41
B252
Red21 (8.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue234.81°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 29 · B FC

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