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Recognised as Colour

#1755C2

  • #1755C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1755C2 is a blue with RGB values 23, 85, 194 and HSL 218°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1755C2#1755C2
HEX#1755C2
RGBrgb(23, 85, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.3333, 0.7608
RGB percentages9%, 33.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(218.2, 78.8%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 88.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK88.1%, 56.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,529,282
CSS custom property--colour: #1755C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#E8AA3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28417
Analogous#17AAC2, #2F17C2
Triadic#C21755, #55C217
Split complementary#C22F17, #AAC217
Tetradic#C217AA, #C28417, #17C22E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC9F6
Lighter +30%#82AAF0
Lighter +20%#548BEB
Lighter +10%#276CE5
Darker −10%#124194
Darker −20%#0C2D67
Darker −30%#071939
Darker −40%#01050C
More saturated +25%#004FD9
Less saturated −25%#325CA7

Channel breakdown

R23
G85
B194
Red23 (9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue218.25°
Saturation (HSL)78.8%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 55 · B C2

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