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Recognised as Colour

#1960CC

  • #1960CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1960CC is a blue with RGB values 25, 96, 204 and HSL 216°, 78%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1960CC#1960CC
HEX#1960CC
RGBrgb(25, 96, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3765, 0.8
RGB percentages9.8%, 37.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(216.2, 78.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 87.7%, 80%)
CMYK87.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,663,180
CSS custom property--colour: #1960CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#E69F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#036DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8519
Analogous#19BACC, #2C19CC
Triadic#CC1960, #60CC19
Split complementary#CC2C19, #B9CC19
Tetradic#CC19BA, #CC8519, #19CC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD2F7
Lighter +30%#8DB5F1
Lighter +20%#6097EB
Lighter +10%#3279E6
Darker −10%#134B9F
Darker −20%#0E3571
Darker −30%#082044
Darker −40%#030A16
More saturated +25%#005BE5
Less saturated −25%#3666AF

Channel breakdown

R25
G96
B204
Red25 (9.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue216.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.17%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 60 · B CC

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