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Recognised as Colour

#1940AC

  • #1940AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#1940AC is a blue with RGB values 25, 64, 172 and HSL 224°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#1940AC#1940AC
HEX#1940AC
RGBrgb(25, 64, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.251, 0.6745
RGB percentages9.8%, 25.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(224.1, 74.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 85.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK85.5%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,654,956
CSS custom property--colour: #1940AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#E6BF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8519
Analogous#198AAC, #3B19AC
Triadic#AC1940, #40AC19
Split complementary#AC3B19, #8AAC19
Tetradic#AC198A, #AC8519, #19AC3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0B5F1
Lighter +30%#7393EB
Lighter +20%#4771E4
Lighter +10%#1F51D9
Darker −10%#132F7F
Darker −20%#0C1F53
Darker −30%#060E26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0034C5
Less saturated −25%#324C93

Channel breakdown

R25
G64
B172
Red25 (9.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue224.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.62%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 40 · B AC

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