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Recognised as Colour

#1869A8

  • #1869A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1869A8 is a blue with RGB values 24, 105, 168 and HSL 206°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1869A8#1869A8
HEX#1869A8
RGBrgb(24, 105, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.4118, 0.6588
RGB percentages9.4%, 41.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(206.3, 75%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 85.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK85.7%, 37.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,599,912
CSS custom property--colour: #1869A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#E79657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6CABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3560A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007880no 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 text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A85718
Analogous#18A89F, #1821A8
Triadic#A81869, #69A818
Split complementary#A81821, #A89F18
Tetradic#9F18A8, #A85718, #21A818

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BCBF1
Lighter +30%#6FB4EA
Lighter +20%#429DE4
Lighter +10%#1E85D5
Darker −10%#124D7B
Darker −20%#0B314F
Darker −30%#051522
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CC0
Less saturated −25%#306690

Channel breakdown

R24
G105
B168
Red24 (9.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue206.25°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 69 · B A8

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