Colour

#1732CD

#1732CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#1732CD is a blue with RGB values 23, 50, 205 and HSL 231°, 80%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1732CD

RGBrgb(23, 50, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1961, 0.8039

RGB percentages9%, 19.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(231.1, 79.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 88.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK88.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,520,333

CSS custom property--colour: #1732CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#E8CD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Navy · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB217

Analogous#178DCD, #5717CD

Triadic#CD1732, #32CD17

Split complementary#CD5717, #8DCD17

Tetradic#CD178D, #CDB217, #17CD57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9C2F7

Lighter +30%#8B9AF2

Lighter +20%#5D72ED

Lighter +10%#2F4BE8

Darker −10%#12279F

Darker −20%#0D1C71

Darker −30%#081043

Darker −40%#020516

More saturated +25%#0022E4

Less saturated −25%#3446B1

Channel breakdown

R23

G50

B205

Red23 (9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue231.1°

Saturation (HSL)79.82%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 32 · B CD

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