Recognised as Colour

#1855CE

#1855CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#1855CE is a blue with RGB values 24, 85, 206 and HSL 220°, 79%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1855CE#1855CE

HEX#1855CE

RGBrgb(24, 85, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3333, 0.8078

RGB percentages9.4%, 33.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(219.9, 79.1%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 88.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK88.3%, 58.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,594,830

CSS custom property--colour: #1855CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11147WCAG 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 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#E7AA31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5 Slate blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE9118

Analogous#18B0CE, #3618CE

Triadic#CE1855, #55CE18

Split complementary#CE3618, #B0CE18

Tetradic#CE18B0, #CE9118, #18CE36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBCFF7

Lighter +30%#8DAFF2

Lighter +20%#608FEC

Lighter +10%#326FE7

Darker −10%#1342A0

Darker −20%#0D2F73

Darker −30%#081C45

Darker −40%#030A17

More saturated +25%#004DE6

Less saturated −25%#355EB1

Channel breakdown

R24

G85

B206

Red24 (9.4%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue219.89°

Saturation (HSL)79.13%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 55 · B CE

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