Recognised as Colour

#18609F

#18609F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#18609F is a blue with RGB values 24, 96, 159 and HSL 208°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#18609F#18609F

HEX#18609F

RGBrgb(24, 96, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3765, 0.6235

RGB percentages9.4%, 37.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(208, 73.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208, 84.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK84.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,597,599

CSS custom property--colour: #18609F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#E79F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4164A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C589Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.4 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F5718

Analogous#189F9B, #181C9F

Triadic#9F1860, #609F18

Split complementary#9F181C, #9F9B18

Tetradic#9B189F, #9F5718, #1D9F18

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94C5EF

Lighter +30%#68ACE8

Lighter +20%#3C94E1

Lighter +10%#1F7BCB

Darker −10%#114573

Darker −20%#0B2A46

Darker −30%#04101A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0162B6

Less saturated −25%#2F5E88

Channel breakdown

R24

G96

B159

Red24 (9.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue208°

Saturation (HSL)73.77%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 60 · B 9F

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