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Recognised as Colour

#1969B1

  • #1969B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1969B1 is a blue with RGB values 25, 105, 177 and HSL 208°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1969B1#1969B1
HEX#1969B1
RGBrgb(25, 105, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4118, 0.6941
RGB percentages9.8%, 41.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(208.4, 75.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 85.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK85.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,457
CSS custom property--colour: #1969B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#E6964E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C61B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B16119
Analogous#19B1AD, #191DB1
Triadic#B11969, #69B119
Split complementary#B1191D, #B1AD19
Tetradic#AD19B1, #B16119, #1DB119

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4CDF2
Lighter +30%#77B5EC
Lighter +20%#4A9CE6
Lighter +10%#1F84DE
Darker −10%#134E84
Darker −20%#0C3458
Darker −30%#06192B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006ACA
Less saturated −25%#326898

Channel breakdown

R25
G105
B177
Red25 (9.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 69 · B B1

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