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Colour

#1A6FC3

  • #1A6FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1A6FC3 is a blue with RGB values 26, 111, 195 and HSL 210°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1A6FC3#1A6FC3
HEX#1A6FC3
RGBrgb(26, 111, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4353, 0.7647
RGB percentages10.2%, 43.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(209.8, 76.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 86.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK86.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,732,547
CSS custom property--colour: #1A6FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#E5903C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4476C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2267C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C36E1A
Analogous#1AC3C3, #1A1AC3
Triadic#C31A6F, #6FC31A
Split complementary#C31A1A, #C3C31A
Tetradic#C31AC3, #C36E1A, #1AC31A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4D5F5
Lighter +30%#87BBEF
Lighter +20%#5AA2E9
Lighter +10%#2D89E3
Darker −10%#145596
Darker −20%#0E3C69
Darker −30%#08223C
Darker −40%#02090F
More saturated +25%#006FDD
Less saturated −25%#366FA7

Channel breakdown

R26
G111
B195
Red26 (10.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue209.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 6F · B C3

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