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Recognised as Colour

#197AEA

  • #197AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#197AEA is a blue with RGB values 25, 122, 234 and HSL 212°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#197AEA#197AEA
HEX#197AEA
RGBrgb(25, 122, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4784, 0.9176
RGB percentages9.8%, 47.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.2, 83.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 89.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK89.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,669,866
CSS custom property--colour: #197AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#E68515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3785EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8919
Analogous#19E2EA, #2119EA
Triadic#EA197A, #7AEA19
Split complementary#EA2119, #E2EA19
Tetradic#EA19E2, #EA8919, #19EA21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E6FB
Lighter +30%#A5CBF7
Lighter +20%#76B0F3
Lighter +10%#4895EE
Darker −10%#1162BF
Darker −20%#0D4A90
Darker −30%#093261
Darker −40%#051A32
More saturated +25%#0478FF
Less saturated −25%#387CCB

Channel breakdown

R25
G122
B234
Red25 (9.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.15°
Saturation (HSL)83.27%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 7A · B EA

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