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Recognised as Colour

#1972F8

  • #1972F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1972F8 is a blue with RGB values 25, 114, 248 and HSL 216°, 94%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1972F8#1972F8
HEX#1972F8
RGBrgb(25, 114, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4471, 0.9725
RGB percentages9.8%, 44.7%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(216.1, 94.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 89.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK89.9%, 54%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,667,832
CSS custom property--colour: #1972F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#E68D07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0094AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F89F19
Analogous#19E1F8, #3019F8
Triadic#F81972, #72F819
Split complementary#F83019, #E1F819
Tetradic#F819E1, #F89F19, #19F82F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEBFE
Lighter +30%#ADCDFD
Lighter +20%#7CAFFB
Lighter +10%#4A90FA
Darker −10%#075AD7
Darker −20%#0545A6
Darker −30%#043174
Darker −40%#021C43
More saturated +25%#1271FF
Less saturated −25%#3778DA

Channel breakdown

R25
G114
B248
Red25 (9.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue216.05°
Saturation (HSL)94.09%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 72 · B F8

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