Recognised as Colour
#1915AA
- #1915AA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1915AA is a blue with RGB values 25, 21, 170 and HSL 242°, 78%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1915AA#1915AA
HEX#1915AA
RGBrgb(25, 21, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.0824, 0.6667
RGB percentages9.8%, 8.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(241.6, 78%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 87.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK85.3%, 87.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,643,946
CSS custom property--colour: #1915AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#E6EA55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6AA15
Analogous#155CAA, #6315AA
Triadic#AA1915, #15AA19
Split complementary#AA6415, #5BAA15
Tetradic#AA155C, #A6AA15, #15AA64
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G21
B170
Red25 (9.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue241.61°
Saturation (HSL)78.01%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 15 · B AA
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