Recognised as Colour

#1761B1

#1761B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1761B1 is a blue with RGB values 23, 97, 177 and HSL 211°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1761B1

RGBrgb(23, 97, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.3804, 0.6941

RGB percentages9%, 38%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(211.2, 77%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 87%, 69.4%)

CMYK87%, 45.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,532,337

CSS custom property--colour: #1761B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#E89E4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3668B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#115BAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#007480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Royal blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B16717

Analogous#17AEB1, #1A17B1

Triadic#B11761, #61B117

Split complementary#B11A17, #AEB117

Tetradic#B117AE, #B16717, #17B11A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1C8F3

Lighter +30%#74AEED

Lighter +20%#4794E7

Lighter +10%#1D7ADE

Darker −10%#114884

Darker −20%#0B3057

Darker −30%#05172A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0060C8

Less saturated −25%#306298

Channel breakdown

R23

G97

B177

Red23 (9%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue211.17°

Saturation (HSL)77%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 61 · B B1

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