Recognised as Colour

#1707EF

#1707EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1707EF is a blue with RGB values 23, 7, 239 and HSL 244°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1707EF#1707EF

HEX#1707EF

RGBrgb(23, 7, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.0275, 0.9373

RGB percentages9%, 2.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(244.1, 94.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 97.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK90.4%, 97.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,509,359

CSS custom property--colour: #1707EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#E8F810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00648Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.2 Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 29.3 Dark violet · ΔE 32.2 Dark blue · ΔE 43.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFEF07

Analogous#076BEF, #8B07EF

Triadic#EF1707, #07EF17

Split complementary#EF8B07, #6BEF07

Tetradic#EF076B, #DFEF07, #07EF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9C5FD

Lighter +30%#9A93FC

Lighter +20%#6C62FA

Lighter +10%#3E30F9

Darker −10%#1206BD

Darker −20%#0D048C

Darker −30%#09035A

Darker −40%#040129

More saturated +25%#1100F6

Less saturated −25%#3226D0

Channel breakdown

R23

B239

Red23 (9%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue244.14°

Saturation (HSL)94.31%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 07 · B EF

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