Recognised as Colour

#1789F6

#1789F6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1789F6 is a blue with RGB values 23, 137, 246 and HSL 209°, 93%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1789F6

RGBrgb(23, 137, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.5373, 0.9647

RGB percentages9%, 53.7%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(209.3, 92.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 90.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK90.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,542,646

CSS custom property--colour: #1789F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#E87609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E92FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1780F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.75, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F68417

Analogous#17F6F4, #1719F6

Triadic#F61789, #89F617

Split complementary#F6171A, #F6F317

Tetradic#F317F6, #F68417, #1AF617

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBEDFE

Lighter +30%#AAD4FC

Lighter +20%#79BBFA

Lighter +10%#48A2F8

Darker −10%#086FD2

Darker −20%#0655A1

Darker −30%#043B70

Darker −40%#02213F

More saturated +25%#0E89FF

Less saturated −25%#3588D8

Channel breakdown

R23

G137

B246

Red23 (9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue209.33°

Saturation (HSL)92.53%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 89 · B F6

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