Colour

#1965AE

#1965AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1965AE is a blue with RGB values 25, 101, 174 and HSL 209°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1965AE#1965AE

HEX#1965AE

RGBrgb(25, 101, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3961, 0.6824

RGB percentages9.8%, 39.6%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(209.4, 74.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 85.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK85.6%, 42%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,664,430

CSS custom property--colour: #1965AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#E69A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#406AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#265DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#007781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 29.7 Slate blue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE6219

Analogous#19AEAD, #191AAE

Triadic#AE1965, #65AE19

Split complementary#AE191A, #AEAD19

Tetradic#AD19AE, #AE6219, #1AAE19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1CAF2

Lighter +30%#75B1EB

Lighter +20%#4898E5

Lighter +10%#1F7FDB

Darker −10%#134B81

Darker −20%#0C3155

Darker −30%#061728

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0066C7

Less saturated −25%#326495

Channel breakdown

R25

G101

B174

Red25 (9.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue209.4°

Saturation (HSL)74.87%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 19 · G 65 · B AE

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