Recognised as Colour

#1732EC

#1732EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1732EC is a blue with RGB values 23, 50, 236 and HSL 232°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1732EC#1732EC

HEX#1732EC

RGBrgb(23, 50, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1961, 0.9255

RGB percentages9%, 19.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(232.4, 84.9%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 90.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK90.3%, 78.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,520,364

CSS custom property--colour: #1732EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#E8CD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Blue · ΔE 25 Dark violet · ΔE 28.1 Dark blue · ΔE 32.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECD117

Analogous#179CEC, #6617EC

Triadic#EC1732, #32EC17

Split complementary#EC6717, #9CEC17

Tetradic#EC179D, #ECD117, #17EC67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D9FB

Lighter +30%#A4AFF8

Lighter +20%#7585F4

Lighter +10%#465CF0

Darker −10%#1026C0

Darker −20%#0C1D91

Darker −30%#081362

Darker −40%#040A33

More saturated +25%#0424FF

Less saturated −25%#3649CD

Channel breakdown

R23

G50

B236

Red23 (9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue232.39°

Saturation (HSL)84.86%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 32 · B EC

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