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Recognised as Colour

#1697FF

  • #1697FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1697FF is a blue with RGB values 22, 151, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1697FF#1697FF
HEX#1697FF
RGBrgb(22, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages8.6%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.8, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK91.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,480,703
CSS custom property--colour: #1697FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#E96800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#398BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 31Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3Medium purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7E16
Analogous#16FFF3, #1622FF
Triadic#FF1697, #97FF16
Split complementary#FF1622, #FFF316
Tetradic#F316FF, #FF7E16, #22FF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F2FF
Lighter +30%#AFDBFF
Lighter +20%#7CC5FF
Lighter +10%#49AEFF
Darker −10%#007DE2
Darker −20%#0061AF
Darker −30%#00457C
Darker −40%#002849
More saturated +25%#1697FF
Less saturated −25%#3394E2

Channel breakdown

R22
G151
B255
Red22 (8.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 97 · B FF

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