Recognised as Colour
#1917AE
- #1917AE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1917AE is a blue with RGB values 25, 23, 174 and HSL 241°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1917AE#1917AE
HEX#1917AE
RGBrgb(25, 23, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.0902, 0.6824
RGB percentages9.8%, 9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(240.8, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK85.6%, 86.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,644,462
CSS custom property--colour: #1917AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#E6E851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAE17
Analogous#1761AE, #6417AE
Triadic#AE1917, #17AE19
Split complementary#AE6417, #61AE17
Tetradic#AE1761, #ACAE17, #17AE64
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G23
B174
Red25 (9.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue240.79°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 17 · B AE
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