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Recognised as Colour

#176ECF

  • #176ECF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#176ECF is a blue with RGB values 23, 110, 207 and HSL 212°, 80%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#176ECF#176ECF
HEX#176ECF
RGBrgb(23, 110, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.4314, 0.8118
RGB percentages9%, 43.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(211.6, 80%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 88.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK88.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,535,695
CSS custom property--colour: #176ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#E89130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3777D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7817
Analogous#17CACF, #1C17CF
Triadic#CF176E, #6ECF17
Split complementary#CF1C17, #CACF17
Tetradic#CF17CA, #CF7817, #17CF1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBD7F7
Lighter +30%#8DBDF2
Lighter +20%#5FA2ED
Lighter +10%#3188E8
Darker −10%#1256A1
Darker −20%#0D3D73
Darker −30%#082545
Darker −40%#030C17
More saturated +25%#006DE6
Less saturated −25%#3470B2

Channel breakdown

R23
G110
B207
Red23 (9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue211.63°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 6E · B CF

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