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Recognised as Colour

#1732C3

  • #1732C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#1732C3 is a blue with RGB values 23, 50, 195 and HSL 231°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#1732C3#1732C3
HEX#1732C3
RGBrgb(23, 50, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1961, 0.7647
RGB percentages9%, 19.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(230.6, 78.9%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 88.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK88.2%, 74.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,520,323
CSS custom property--colour: #1732C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#E8CD3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A817
Analogous#1788C3, #5217C3
Triadic#C31732, #32C317
Split complementary#C35217, #88C317
Tetradic#C31788, #C3A817, #17C352

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0BBF6
Lighter +30%#8394F0
Lighter +20%#556DEB
Lighter +10%#2745E6
Darker −10%#122695
Darker −20%#0C1B68
Darker −30%#070F3A
Darker −40%#01030D
More saturated +25%#0022DA
Less saturated −25%#3245A8

Channel breakdown

R23
G50
B195
Red23 (9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue230.58°
Saturation (HSL)78.9%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 32 · B C3

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