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Recognised as Colour

#1A69DE

  • #1A69DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1A69DE is a blue with RGB values 26, 105, 222 and HSL 216°, 79%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1A69DE#1A69DE
HEX#1A69DE
RGBrgb(26, 105, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4118, 0.8706
RGB percentages10.2%, 41.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.8, 79%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 88.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK88.3%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,731,038
CSS custom property--colour: #1A69DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#E59621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0277E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8F1A
Analogous#1ACBDE, #2D1ADE
Triadic#DE1A69, #69DE1A
Split complementary#DE2D1A, #CBDE1A
Tetradic#DE1ACB, #DE8F1A, #1ADE2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDEF9
Lighter +30%#9DC0F4
Lighter +20%#70A3EE
Lighter +10%#4285E9
Darker −10%#1553B0
Darker −20%#0F3E83
Darker −30%#0A2855
Darker −40%#051327
More saturated +25%#0064F8
Less saturated −25%#396FBF

Channel breakdown

R26
G105
B222
Red26 (10.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.82°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 69 · B DE

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