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Recognised as Colour

#1952AD

  • #1952AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1952AD is a blue with RGB values 25, 82, 173 and HSL 217°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1952AD#1952AD
HEX#1952AD
RGBrgb(25, 82, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3216, 0.6784
RGB percentages9.8%, 32.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(216.9, 74.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 85.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK85.5%, 52.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,659,565
CSS custom property--colour: #1952AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#E6AD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F5DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD7419
Analogous#199CAD, #2A19AD
Triadic#AD1952, #52AD19
Split complementary#AD2A19, #9CAD19
Tetradic#AD199C, #AD7419, #19AD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1C0F1
Lighter +30%#74A2EB
Lighter +20%#4884E4
Lighter +10%#1F67DA
Darker −10%#133D80
Darker −20%#0C2854
Darker −30%#061327
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004CC6
Less saturated −25%#325894

Channel breakdown

R25
G82
B173
Red25 (9.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue216.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.75%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 52 · B AD

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