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Recognised as Colour

#1968BB

  • #1968BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1968BB is a blue with RGB values 25, 104, 187 and HSL 211°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1968BB#1968BB
HEX#1968BB
RGBrgb(25, 104, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4078, 0.7333
RGB percentages9.8%, 40.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(210.7, 76.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 86.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK86.6%, 44.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,211
CSS custom property--colour: #1968BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#E69744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1961B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB6C19
Analogous#19B9BB, #1B19BB
Triadic#BB1968, #68BB19
Split complementary#BB1B19, #B9BB19
Tetradic#BB19B9, #BB6C19, #19BB1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACCFF4
Lighter +30%#7FB5EE
Lighter +20%#529BE8
Lighter +10%#2581E2
Darker −10%#134F8E
Darker −20%#0D3661
Darker −30%#071D34
Darker −40%#010407
More saturated +25%#0067D4
Less saturated −25%#3469A1

Channel breakdown

R25
G104
B187
Red25 (9.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue210.74°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 68 · B BB

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