Colour

#1959AF

#1959AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1959AF is a blue with RGB values 25, 89, 175 and HSL 214°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1959AF#1959AF

HEX#1959AF

RGBrgb(25, 89, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.349, 0.6863

RGB percentages9.8%, 34.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(214.4, 75%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 85.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK85.7%, 49.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,661,359

CSS custom property--colour: #1959AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#E6A650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2562B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF6F19

Analogous#19A4AF, #2419AF

Triadic#AF1959, #59AF19

Split complementary#AF2419, #A4AF19

Tetradic#AF19A4, #AF6F19, #19AF24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A2C4F2

Lighter +30%#76A8EB

Lighter +20%#498CE5

Lighter +10%#1F70DC

Darker −10%#134282

Darker −20%#0C2C56

Darker −30%#061529

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0055C8

Less saturated −25%#325D96

Channel breakdown

R25

G89

B175

Red25 (9.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue214.4°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 19 · G 59 · B AF

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