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Recognised as Colour

#177CE9

  • #177CE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#177CE9 is a blue with RGB values 23, 124, 233 and HSL 211°, 83%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#177CE9#177CE9
HEX#177CE9
RGBrgb(23, 124, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.4863, 0.9137
RGB percentages9%, 48.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(211.1, 82.7%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 90.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK90.1%, 46.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,539,305
CSS custom property--colour: #177CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#E88316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D86EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E98417
Analogous#17E5E9, #1B17E9
Triadic#E9177C, #7CE917
Split complementary#E91B17, #E5E917
Tetradic#E917E5, #E98417, #17E91B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E5FB
Lighter +30%#A3CBF6
Lighter +20%#74B1F2
Lighter +10%#4696ED
Darker −10%#1263BB
Darker −20%#0D4B8D
Darker −30%#09325E
Darker −40%#05192F
More saturated +25%#017BFF
Less saturated −25%#377DC9

Channel breakdown

R23
G124
B233
Red23 (9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue211.14°
Saturation (HSL)82.68%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 7C · B E9

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