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Recognised as Colour

#1956FF

  • #1956FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1956FF is a blue with RGB values 25, 86, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1956FF#1956FF
HEX#1956FF
RGBrgb(25, 86, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3373, 1
RGB percentages9.8%, 33.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.1, 100%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 90.2%, 100%)
CMYK90.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,660,671
CSS custom property--colour: #1956FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#E6A900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC219
Analogous#19C9FF, #4F19FF
Triadic#FF1956, #56FF19
Split complementary#FF4F19, #C9FF19
Tetradic#FF19C9, #FFC219, #19FF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5ECFF
Lighter +30%#B2C6FF
Lighter +20%#7FA1FF
Lighter +10%#4C7BFF
Darker −10%#003DE5
Darker −20%#002FB2
Darker −30%#00227F
Darker −40%#00144C
More saturated +25%#1956FF
Less saturated −25%#3664E2

Channel breakdown

R25
G86
B255
Red25 (9.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 56 · B FF

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