Recognised as Colour

#1742FF

#1742FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1742FF is a blue with RGB values 23, 66, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1742FF#1742FF

HEX#1742FF

RGBrgb(23, 66, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.2588, 1

RGB percentages9%, 25.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(228.9, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 91%, 100%)

CMYK91%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,524,479

CSS custom property--colour: #1742FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#E8BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark violet · ΔE 31 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFD417

Analogous#17B6FF, #6017FF

Triadic#FF1742, #42FF17

Split complementary#FF6017, #B6FF17

Tetradic#FF17B6, #FFD417, #17FF60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E8FF

Lighter +30%#B0BFFF

Lighter +20%#7D95FF

Lighter +10%#4A6CFF

Darker −10%#002AE3

Darker −20%#0021B0

Darker −30%#00177D

Darker −40%#000E4A

More saturated +25%#1742FF

Less saturated −25%#3454E2

Channel breakdown

R23

G66

B255

Red23 (9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue228.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 42 · B FF

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