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Recognised as Colour

#1972C3

  • #1972C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1972C3 is a blue with RGB values 25, 114, 195 and HSL 209°, 77%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1972C3#1972C3
HEX#1972C3
RGBrgb(25, 114, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4471, 0.7647
RGB percentages9.8%, 44.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(208.6, 77.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 87.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK87.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,667,779
CSS custom property--colour: #1972C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#E68D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4978C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B69C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C36A19
Analogous#19C3BF, #191DC3
Triadic#C31972, #72C319
Split complementary#C3191D, #C3BF19
Tetradic#BF19C3, #C36A19, #1DC319

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3D6F5
Lighter +30%#86BDEF
Lighter +20%#58A4EA
Lighter +10%#2B8CE4
Darker −10%#135896
Darker −20%#0D3D69
Darker −30%#08233B
Darker −40%#02080E
More saturated +25%#0073DC
Less saturated −25%#3571A7

Channel breakdown

R25
G114
B195
Red25 (9.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue208.59°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 72 · B C3

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