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Recognised as Colour

#1976AE

  • #1976AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1976AE is a blue with RGB values 25, 118, 174 and HSL 203°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1976AE#1976AE
HEX#1976AE
RGBrgb(25, 118, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4627, 0.6824
RGB percentages9.8%, 46.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(202.6, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK85.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,668,782
CSS custom property--colour: #1976AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#E68951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B77B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#476AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE5119
Analogous#19AE9B, #192CAE
Triadic#AE1976, #76AE19
Split complementary#AE192C, #AE9B19
Tetradic#9B19AE, #AE5119, #2CAE19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1D3F2
Lighter +30%#75BFEB
Lighter +20%#48AAE5
Lighter +10%#1F94DB
Darker −10%#135881
Darker −20%#0C3A55
Darker −30%#061B28
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007CC7
Less saturated −25%#327095

Channel breakdown

R25
G118
B174
Red25 (9.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue202.55°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 76 · B AE

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