Colour

#1962ED

#1962ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#1962ED is a blue with RGB values 25, 98, 237 and HSL 219°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1962ED#1962ED

HEX#1962ED

RGBrgb(25, 98, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3843, 0.9294

RGB percentages9.8%, 38.4%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(219.3, 85.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 89.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK89.5%, 58.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,663,725

CSS custom property--colour: #1962ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#E69D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00869Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDA419

Analogous#19CCED, #3A19ED

Triadic#ED1962, #62ED19

Split complementary#ED3A19, #CCED19

Tetradic#ED19CC, #EDA419, #19ED3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6E3FC

Lighter +30%#A7C3F8

Lighter +20%#78A3F4

Lighter +10%#4882F1

Darker −10%#0F4DC4

Darker −20%#0C3B94

Darker −30%#082865

Darker −40%#041536

More saturated +25%#075CFF

Less saturated −25%#386CCE

Channel breakdown

R25

G98

B237

Red25 (9.8%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue219.34°

Saturation (HSL)85.48%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 19 · G 62 · B ED

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