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Colour

#1686C5

  • #1686C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1686C5 is a blue with RGB values 22, 134, 197 and HSL 202°, 80%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1686C5#1686C5
HEX#1686C5
RGBrgb(22, 134, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5255, 0.7725
RGB percentages8.6%, 52.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(201.6, 79.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 88.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK88.8%, 32%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,476,293
CSS custom property--colour: #1686C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#E9793A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6887C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5078C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55516
Analogous#16C5AD, #162EC5
Triadic#C51686, #86C516
Split complementary#C5162E, #C5AD16
Tetradic#AD16C5, #C55516, #2EC516

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1DDF6
Lighter +30%#83C9F1
Lighter +20%#55B6EC
Lighter +10%#27A2E7
Darker −10%#116797
Darker −20%#0C4869
Darker −30%#07283B
Darker −40%#02090D
More saturated +25%#008CDB
Less saturated −25%#317EAA

Channel breakdown

R22
G134
B197
Red22 (8.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)79.91%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 86 · B C5

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