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Recognised as Colour

#1969C4

  • #1969C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1969C4 is a blue with RGB values 25, 105, 196 and HSL 212°, 77%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1969C4#1969C4
HEX#1969C4
RGBrgb(25, 105, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4118, 0.7686
RGB percentages9.8%, 41.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(211.9, 77.4%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 87.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK87.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,476
CSS custom property--colour: #1969C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#E6963B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3672C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47419
Analogous#19BFC4, #1E19C4
Triadic#C41969, #69C419
Split complementary#C41E19, #BFC419
Tetradic#C419BF, #C47419, #19C41E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4D2F5
Lighter +30%#86B8F0
Lighter +20%#599DEA
Lighter +10%#2C82E4
Darker −10%#135197
Darker −20%#0D396A
Darker −30%#08203C
Darker −40%#02080F
More saturated +25%#0067DD
Less saturated −25%#356BA8

Channel breakdown

R25
G105
B196
Red25 (9.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue211.93°
Saturation (HSL)77.38%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 69 · B C4

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