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Recognised as Colour

#1975EE

  • #1975EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1975EE is a blue with RGB values 25, 117, 238 and HSL 214°, 86%, 52%. 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

#1975EE#1975EE
HEX#1975EE
RGBrgb(25, 117, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4588, 0.9333
RGB percentages9.8%, 45.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(214.1, 86.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 89.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK89.5%, 50.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,668,590
CSS custom property--colour: #1975EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#E68A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F83F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9219
Analogous#19DFEE, #2819EE
Triadic#EE1975, #75EE19
Split complementary#EE2719, #E0EE19
Tetradic#EE19DF, #EE9219, #19EE27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E7FC
Lighter +30%#A7CAF9
Lighter +20%#78AEF5
Lighter +10%#4891F2
Darker −10%#0F5EC5
Darker −20%#0B4796
Darker −30%#083166
Darker −40%#041A37
More saturated +25%#0873FF
Less saturated −25%#3879CF

Channel breakdown

R25
G117
B238
Red25 (9.8%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue214.08°
Saturation (HSL)86.23%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 75 · B EE

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