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Recognised as Colour

#1852DE

  • #1852DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1852DE is a blue with RGB values 24, 82, 222 and HSL 222°, 80%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1852DE#1852DE
HEX#1852DE
RGBrgb(24, 82, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3216, 0.8706
RGB percentages9.4%, 32.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(222.4, 80.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 89.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK89.2%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,594,078
CSS custom property--colour: #1852DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#E7AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Dark blue · ΔE 30.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA418
Analogous#18B5DE, #4118DE
Triadic#DE1852, #52DE18
Split complementary#DE4118, #B5DE18
Tetradic#DE18B5, #DEA418, #18DE41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D7F9
Lighter +30%#9BB5F4
Lighter +20%#6D93EF
Lighter +10%#3F71EA
Darker −10%#1341B0
Darker −20%#0E3082
Darker −30%#091F54
Darker −40%#040E26
More saturated +25%#0048F6
Less saturated −25%#375FBF

Channel breakdown

R24
G82
B222
Red24 (9.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue222.42°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 52 · B DE

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