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Colour

#1956B7

  • #1956B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1956B7 is a blue with RGB values 25, 86, 183 and HSL 217°, 76%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1956B7#1956B7
HEX#1956B7
RGBrgb(25, 86, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3373, 0.7176
RGB percentages9.8%, 33.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(216.8, 76%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 86.3%, 71.8%)
CMYK86.3%, 53%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,660,599
CSS custom property--colour: #1956B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#E6A948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0862BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B77A19
Analogous#19A5B7, #2B19B7
Triadic#B71956, #56B719
Split complementary#B72B19, #A5B719
Tetradic#B719A5, #B77A19, #19B72B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C6F3
Lighter +30%#7CA8ED
Lighter +20%#4F8AE7
Lighter +10%#226CE1
Darker −10%#13418A
Darker −20%#0D2C5D
Darker −30%#071730
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0050D0
Less saturated −25%#335C9D

Channel breakdown

R25
G86
B183
Red25 (9.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue216.84°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 56 · B B7

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