Recognised as Colour

#1972D5

#1972D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1972D5 is a blue with RGB values 25, 114, 213 and HSL 212°, 79%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1972D5#1972D5

HEX#1972D5

RGBrgb(25, 114, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4471, 0.8353

RGB percentages9.8%, 44.7%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(211.6, 79%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 88.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK88.3%, 46.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,667,797

CSS custom property--colour: #1972D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#E68D2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A7BD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D57C19

Analogous#19D0D5, #1E19D5

Triadic#D51972, #72D519

Split complementary#D51E19, #D0D519

Tetradic#D519D0, #D57C19, #19D51E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2DCF8

Lighter +30%#94C1F3

Lighter +20%#67A6ED

Lighter +10%#398CE8

Darker −10%#145AA7

Darker −20%#0E417A

Darker −30%#09294C

Darker −40%#04101E

More saturated +25%#0071EE

Less saturated −25%#3774B7

Channel breakdown

R25

G114

B213

Red25 (9.8%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue211.6°

Saturation (HSL)78.99%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 19 · G 72 · B D5

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