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Recognised as Colour

#1686BE

  • #1686BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1686BE is a blue with RGB values 22, 134, 190 and HSL 200°, 79%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1686BE#1686BE
HEX#1686BE
RGBrgb(22, 134, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5255, 0.7451
RGB percentages8.6%, 52.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(200, 79.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 88.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK88.4%, 29.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,476,286
CSS custom property--colour: #1686BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#E97941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B86C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5578BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE4E16
Analogous#16BEA2, #1632BE
Triadic#BE1686, #86BE16
Split complementary#BE1632, #BEA216
Tetradic#A216BE, #BE4E16, #32BE16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABDCF5
Lighter +30%#7DCAF0
Lighter +20%#4FB7EB
Lighter +10%#22A4E5
Darker −10%#116690
Darker −20%#0B4663
Darker −30%#062535
Darker −40%#010507
More saturated +25%#008DD4
Less saturated −25%#317DA3

Channel breakdown

R22
G134
B190
Red22 (8.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)79.25%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 86 · B BE

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