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Recognised as Colour

#1972EB

  • #1972EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1972EB is a blue with RGB values 25, 114, 235 and HSL 215°, 84%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1972EB#1972EB
HEX#1972EB
RGBrgb(25, 114, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4471, 0.9216
RGB percentages9.8%, 44.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(214.6, 84%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 89.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK89.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,667,819
CSS custom property--colour: #1972EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#E68D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1780EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB9219
Analogous#19DBEB, #2919EB
Triadic#EB1972, #72EB19
Split complementary#EB2919, #DBEB19
Tetradic#EB19DB, #EB9219, #19EB29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E5FB
Lighter +30%#A6C8F7
Lighter +20%#77ACF3
Lighter +10%#488FEF
Darker −10%#115BC0
Darker −20%#0D4591
Darker −30%#092F62
Darker −40%#041834
More saturated +25%#056FFF
Less saturated −25%#3877CC

Channel breakdown

R25
G114
B235
Red25 (9.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue214.57°
Saturation (HSL)84%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 72 · B EB

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