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Recognised as Colour

#1702AE

  • #1702AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1702AE is a blue with RGB values 23, 2, 174 and HSL 247°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1702AE#1702AE
HEX#1702AE
RGBrgb(23, 2, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.0078, 0.6824
RGB percentages9%, 0.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(247.3, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK86.8%, 98.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,508,014
CSS custom property--colour: #1702AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#E8FD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Dark blue · ΔE 15.3Navy · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Indigo · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99AE02
Analogous#0243AE, #6D02AE
Triadic#AE1702, #02AE17
Split complementary#AE6D02, #43AE02
Tetradic#AE0243, #99AE02, #02AE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E7EFE
Lighter +30%#624CFD
Lighter +20%#351AFC
Lighter +10%#1E03E0
Darker −10%#10017C
Darker −20%#0A0149
Darker −30%#030017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1500B0
Less saturated −25%#281898

Channel breakdown

R23
G2
B174
Red23 (9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue247.33°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 02 · B AE

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