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Recognised as Colour

#1A68DD

  • #1A68DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A68DD is a blue with RGB values 26, 104, 221 and HSL 216°, 79%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A68DD#1A68DD
HEX#1A68DD
RGBrgb(26, 104, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4078, 0.8667
RGB percentages10.2%, 40.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(216, 78.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 88.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK88.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,730,781
CSS custom property--colour: #1A68DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#E59722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8F1A
Analogous#1ACADD, #2D1ADD
Triadic#DD1A68, #68DD1A
Split complementary#DD2D1A, #CADD1A
Tetradic#DD1ACA, #DD8F1A, #1ADD2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADDF9
Lighter +30%#9DBFF3
Lighter +20%#6FA2EE
Lighter +10%#4184E9
Darker −10%#1553AF
Darker −20%#0F3D82
Darker −30%#0A2854
Darker −40%#051226
More saturated +25%#0063F7
Less saturated −25%#396EBE

Channel breakdown

R26
G104
B221
Red26 (10.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 68 · B DD

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