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Colour

#1A6EBF

  • #1A6EBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1A6EBF is a blue with RGB values 26, 110, 191 and HSL 209°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1A6EBF#1A6EBF
HEX#1A6EBF
RGBrgb(26, 110, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4314, 0.749
RGB percentages10.2%, 43.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(209.5, 76%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 86.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK86.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,732,287
CSS custom property--colour: #1A6EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#E59140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4574C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2666BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6B1A
Analogous#1ABFBE, #1A1BBF
Triadic#BF1A6E, #6EBF1A
Split complementary#BF1A1B, #BFBD1A
Tetradic#BE1ABF, #BF6B1A, #1CBF1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1D3F4
Lighter +30%#84BAEE
Lighter +20%#57A1E8
Lighter +10%#2A88E2
Darker −10%#145492
Darker −20%#0E3A65
Darker −30%#082038
Darker −40%#02070B
More saturated +25%#006ED9
Less saturated −25%#356EA4

Channel breakdown

R26
G110
B191
Red26 (10.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue209.45°
Saturation (HSL)76.04%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 6E · B BF

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