Colour

#1859A5

#1859A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1859A5 is a blue with RGB values 24, 89, 165 and HSL 212°, 75%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1859A5

RGBrgb(24, 89, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.349, 0.6471

RGB percentages9.4%, 34.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(212.3, 74.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 85.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK85.5%, 46.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,595,813

CSS custom property--colour: #1859A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#E7A65A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3060A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C54A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.4 Royal blue · ΔE 27.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A56418

Analogous#18A0A5, #1E18A5

Triadic#A51859, #59A518

Split complementary#A51D18, #A0A518

Tetradic#A5189F, #A56418, #18A51D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99C1F0

Lighter +30%#6CA6EA

Lighter +20%#408BE3

Lighter +10%#1E71D2

Darker −10%#124178

Darker −20%#0B294C

Darker −30%#05111F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0057BD

Less saturated −25%#305B8D

Channel breakdown

R24

G89

B165

Red24 (9.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue212.34°

Saturation (HSL)74.6%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 59 · B A5

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